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milepost
noun mile·post \ˈmī(-ə)l-ˌpōst\
: a post by the side of a road that shows the distance in miles to a specified place
Full Definition of MILEPOST
1
: a post indicating the distance in miles from or to a given point; also : a post placed a mile from a similar post
2
: milestone 2
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First Known Use of MILEPOST
1768
Related to MILEPOST
- Synonyms
- climacteric, climax, corner, landmark, turning point, milestone, watershed
Rhymes with MILEPOST
almost, at most, bedpost, compost, crown roast, doorpost, endmost, foremost, French toast, gatepost, glasnost, goalpost, gold coast, Gold Coast, guidepost, headmost, hindmost, impost, inmost, king post, lamppost, midmost, outmost, outpost, pot roast, provost, queen post, rearmost, rib roast, riposte, seacoast, signpost, Slave Coast, sternmost, sternpost, topmost, upcoast, upmost, utmost
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