sign·post
ˈsīn-ˌpōst 
1
: a post (as at the fork of a road) with signs on it to direct travelers
3
: sign, indication
Examples of signpost in a Sentence
Noun
The signpost says it is 10 miles to the city.
Verb
The road from here to London is well signposted.
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Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Their long, silvery-blue spiral arms are peppered with bright knots and specks, the telltale signposts of active, messy astrophysics in progress.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Placing coffins on cliffs would have turned burial sites into long-lasting landmarks that signposted territory and ancestral claims over land.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The researchers scanned and analyzed 146 such signposts in Whitehall Forest in the state of Georgia using ultraviolet lights.
—Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
Their long, silvery-blue spiral arms are peppered with bright knots and specks, the telltale signposts of active, messy astrophysics in progress.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
On a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Placing coffins on cliffs would have turned burial sites into long-lasting landmarks that signposted territory and ancestral claims over land.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Signpost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signpost. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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