milepost

noun

mile·​post ˈmī(-ə)l-ˌpōst 

1

: a post indicating the distance in miles from or to a given point

also : a post placed a mile from a similar post

2

: milestone sense 2

Synonyms

• climacteric
• climax
• corner
• landmark
• milestone
• turning point
• watershed

Examples of milepost in a Sentence

We've reached a new milepost in the field of genetic research.

a milepost in the development of a global economy

Recent Examples on the Web

The crash happened around 3:27 p.m. on westbound Interstate 40 near milepost 159.5 in Williams, Arizona, on a snow and ice-covered interstate. —Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025

The crash happened around 3:27 p.m. on westbound Interstate 40 near milepost 159.5 in Williams, Ariz. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025

The crash happened around 3:27 p.m. on westbound Interstate 40 near milepost 159.5 in Williams, Arizona. —Rebekah Riess, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025

The department then announced a second closure of 31 miles between milepost 41 at Granite Creek, two miles north of Idaho City, and milepost 72 in Lowman. —Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for milepost

• diagnosed
• easternmost
• innermost
• lowermost
• northernmost
• outermost
• rearmost
• southernmost
• uppermost
• uttermost
• westernmost
• almost

Kids Definition

milepost

noun

mile·​post ˈmī(ə)l-ˌpōst 

: a post indicating the distance in miles to a stated place