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Definition of milepost
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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 of milepost from the Web
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Flaggers have been moderating traffic near milepost 48 since then.
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His actions then represented a key milepost on the Texas Republican’s path to becoming a powerful House committee chairman and a pivotal player in the GOP effort to reduce financial regulation in the Trump era.
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The State Police said northbound traffic was backed up for miles beginning at milepost 280, which is less than a mile and a half north of the Aurora exit at Ehlen Road Northeast.
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The crash occurred just before 8:15 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 84, near milepost 9 in Payette County.
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The crash occurred just before 7 p.m. close to milepost 31 near Caldwell.
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The Idaho Transportation Department temporarily closed the highway from milepost 161 to 186 -- New Meadows to Pollock -- and power lines were down in the area.
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And it’s May, the most important month in open wheel racing and a milepost in the NASCAR season when alleged contenders must begin to sort themselves out.
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RELATED COVERAGE: And it’s May, the most important month in open wheel racing and a milepost in the NASCAR season when alleged contenders must begin to sort themselves out.
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First Known Use of milepost
1768
MILEPOST Defined for English Language Learners
milepost
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noun
Definition of milepost for English Language Learners
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: a post by the side of a road that shows the distance in miles to a specified place
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