fingerpost

English

Etymology

finger +‎ post

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/

Noun

a fingerpost (milepost), with fingerposts (boards) in Hampshire, England

fingerpost (plural fingerposts)

A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
- 1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence Man, Dix, Edwards & Co, published 1857, page 108:
  ...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.

Translations

board that shows the direction to a named place

Chinese:
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Finnish: tienviitta (fi)
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the milepost itself — see milepost

See also

Further reading

fingerpost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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