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Meanings of signpost in English

Russian
указатель направления
Portuguese
poste de sinalização
Spanish
señalizar
Wikidata

Type of road sign.

        указатель направления
        Spanish
        mojón

        A post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way.

              mojón
              Synonyms
              Examples for "waymarks"
              Examples for "waymarks"
              1
              The Oxford Junior Dictionary has been excising the waymarks of the living world.
              The Guardian
              2
              The PNT is a challenging route with few waymarks and often no clear trail.
              The Guardian
              3
              The route is fully signed, following green waymarks throughout.
              Independent.ie
              4
              You have become waymarks to the kingdom of folly.
              The Lions of the Lord: A Tale of the Old West
              5
              These early comments are valuable to me as waymarks of progress, which I would not have effaced.
              Retrospection and Introspection
              Usage of signpost in English
              1
              The signpost had foreign words on it: the names of Belgian villages.
              Stinger
              2
              The boat drifted past the grisly signpost and left it in darkness.
              The Wolf’s Hour
              3
              Prayer had receded to a far distance, like a signpost long passed.
              Gone to Earth
              4
              You also need to know the area and be able to signpost effectively.
              The Guardian
              5
              Trolls' role as a signpost towards new realities was less easy to predict.
              The Irish Times
              6
              Investors generally regard stock splits as a signpost of good fortunes.
              Wired
              7
              Better put up a signpost to say which way we've gone!
              The two towers
              8
              There's the signpost for the Dirksen Senate Office Building up ahead.
              Wired
              9
              Now a signpost, neatly walled lane and new bridge are to be found.
              The Irish Times
              10
              At the second signpost Casey slowed, his eyes dwelling speculatively upon the legend:
              The Trail of the White Mule
              11
              At the signpost go left again to rejoin the riverside path.
              The Guardian
              12
              Erotic games are the sole signpost guiding human reason to triumph over instinct.
              Welcome to the N.H.K.
              13
              Music has been a subtle signpost at various junctures in Paul Daly's career.
              The Irish Times
              14
              Chin forced high into the air, Albergus whirls around like a manic signpost.
              Sympathy for the devil
              15
              Jack stood tall, erect, arm extended like a signpost to death.
              The undertaker's gift
              16
              The freedom of demons is as a signpost, directing him hither.
              Lord of Light
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              Translations for signpost
              Signpost through the time
              Signpost across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common