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guidepost

English

Etymology

guide +? post

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??st

Noun

guidepost (plural guideposts)

  1. A signpost.
  2. (by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.

Translations

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fingerpost

English

Etymology

finger +? post

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?f??.??(?)?p??st/

Noun

fingerpost (plural fingerposts)

  1. A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
  2. The milepost itself.
    • 1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence Man, Dix, Edwards & Co., 1857. Page 108.
      ...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.

See also

  • guidepost
  • signpost
  • waymark

Further reading

  • fingerpost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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