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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Milepost

· Mile·post · IPA /ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/
01 n. 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.