Found 2 items, similar to milepost.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: milepost
milepost
n : stone post at side of a road to show distances [syn:
milestone]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Milepost
Milepost
\Mile"post`\, n.
1. A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate
spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a
given place.
[1913 Webster]
2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance
in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in
orbit was a big milepost on the way to the moon.
Syn: milestone.
[PJC]