signpost

Meaning

Noun

1. A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
2. A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.

Verb

1. (transitive) To install signposts on.
2. (transitive) To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
3. To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
4. To signal, as if with a signpost.

Synonyms

guidepost

road sign

guide

traffic sign

fingerpost

way mark

guide post

sign board

guide sign

route sign

guide board

directory

route marking

fingerboard

finger-post

keynote

notice

Translations

Wegweiser

wegwijzer

poste indicador

segnavia

poteau indicateur

cartello stradale

Signalposten

Schild

cartello indicatore

panell

οδοδείκτης

scudo

🛡️

panneau

panneau indicateur

Etymology

From sign + post.