milepost

English

Noun

milepost (plural mileposts)

1. A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places
2. (rail transport) 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)

See also

• milestone

Anagrams

• polemist