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MILEPOST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does milepost mean? 

MILEPOST (noun)
  The noun MILEPOST has 1 sense:

1. stone post at side of a road to show distancesplay

  Familiarity information: MILEPOST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MILEPOST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Stone post at side of a road to show distances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

milepost; milestone

Hypernyms ("milepost" is a kind of...):

mark; marker; marking (a distinguishing symbol)


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