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milepost.

A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/General-American
  1. A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.

  2. 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).

Where this word comes from

From mile + post.

verb/ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/General-American
  1. To place mileposts along (a road, etc.).

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From mile + post.

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