milepost

Noun

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).

Verb

To place mileposts along (a road, etc.).

Etymology

From mile + post.

Synonyms

milestone

stone

🪨

mile post

Translations

mijlpaal

hito

Meilenstein

borne

jalon

pietra miliare

mijlpaal

mijlsteen

kamień milowy

słup milowy

Marco quilométrico

mojón

fita

miliario

monjoia