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
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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
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With 391 mileposts in Arizona, the I-10 is the state’s longest freeway, according to Arizona Department of Transportation spokesperson Steve Elliott.
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Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
On Topanga Canyon Boulevard, officials said the landslide that now covers the road at milepost 1.8 is more than twice as large — with about 80,000 cubic yards of debris covering the area — as the massive landslide that occurred in the area in the 1940s.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2024
On Topanga Canyon Boulevard, officials said the landslide that now covers the road at milepost 1.8 is more than twice as large — with about 80,000 cubic yards of debris covering the area — as the massive landslide that occurred in the area in the 1940s.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 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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