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
Synonyms
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
Maricopa County sheriff's deputies were called to a scene outside of Tonopah near Interstate 10 and milepost 95 on April 17, 2023, around 1:15 a.m., to assist the Arizona Department of Public Safety on a death investigation.
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The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
The bison was killed in the accident, which occurred near milepost 74 at around 10:34 p.m. That mile marker is near the Lay Valley Bison Ranch.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Officer Justin Hare, 35, responded to a call about the driver of a white BMW with a flat tire who had been waving for help from other drivers on Interstate 40 near milepost 318 at around 5 a.m. when he was shot without warning, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
New Jersey State Troopers responded to the motor vehicle accident at approximately 1:22 p.m. local time on the New Jersey Turnpike north near milepost 67 in East Windsor Twp., Mercer County.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Just after midnight Friday morning, the Civic driver is accused of intentionally ramming into a 52-year-old motorcyclist from Leesburg in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near milepost 319 in Sumter County.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
The fossils are a kind of milepost for when amniotes were settling in on land and establishing the foundational traits of later creatures like fuzzy mammals and feathery dinosaurs.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
In the years since, a slow trickle of MAX news has served as mileposts in my career.
—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
Felix Smith, 60, and his brother Phillip Smith, 57, both residents of Bethel, were traveling west in a 2014 Cadillac on Ohio 125 near milepost 9 in Monroe Township, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol.
—The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
The bison was killed in the accident, which occurred near milepost 74 at around 10:34 p.m. That mile marker is near the Lay Valley Bison Ranch.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Officer Justin Hare, 35, responded to a call about the driver of a white BMW with a flat tire who had been waving for help from other drivers on Interstate 40 near milepost 318 at around 5 a.m. when he was shot without warning, New Mexico State Police Chief Troy Weisler said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
New Jersey State Troopers responded to the motor vehicle accident at approximately 1:22 p.m. local time on the New Jersey Turnpike north near milepost 67 in East Windsor Twp., Mercer County.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Just after midnight Friday morning, the Civic driver is accused of intentionally ramming into a 52-year-old motorcyclist from Leesburg in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 near milepost 319 in Sumter County.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
The fossils are a kind of milepost for when amniotes were settling in on land and establishing the foundational traits of later creatures like fuzzy mammals and feathery dinosaurs.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
In the years since, a slow trickle of MAX news has served as mileposts in my career.
—USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
Felix Smith, 60, and his brother Phillip Smith, 57, both residents of Bethel, were traveling west in a 2014 Cadillac on Ohio 125 near milepost 9 in Monroe Township, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol.
—The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2024
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milepost
noun
mile·post
ˈmī(ə)l-ˌpōst
: a post indicating the distance in miles to a stated place
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