"milepost" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-milepost.wav [US] Forms: mileposts [plural]
Etymology: mile + post Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mile|post}} mile + post Head templates: {{en-noun}} milepost (plural mileposts)
  1. A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places Translations (post on a highway): kilometripylväs (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-milepost-en-noun-Bc0i9ijn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 26 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 36 21 Disambiguation of 'post on a highway': 88 12
  2. (rail transport) A sign or post beside a railway marking the distance from the (actual or nominal) start of a line (usually the principal terminus or junction with a more major line) Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Roads
    Sense id: en-milepost-en-noun-l0HvKKMy Disambiguation of Roads: 32 44 24 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 36 21 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-milepost.wav [US] Forms: mileposts [present, singular, third-person], mileposting [participle, present], mileposted [participle, past], mileposted [past]
Etymology: mile + post Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mile|post}} mile + post Head templates: {{en-verb}} milepost (third-person singular simple present mileposts, present participle mileposting, simple past and past participle mileposted)
  1. To place mileposts along (a road, etc.). Related terms: milestone
    Sense id: en-milepost-en-verb-Z6pOZG3f Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 36 21

Inflected forms

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