guidepost
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈɡaɪdˌpoʊst/
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- During our hike, we spotted a guidepost that indicated the trail to the waterfall.
- familiar guideposts
- few guideposts
Examples
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In such situations, they functioned, and still function, as a mailbox, a territorial marker, or guidepost.
Blog text (11) -
He weighed Campbell's claim against the three Gore guideposts.
Academic text (2004) -
"That p212 leads to the first guidepost.
Fiction book (1992) -
Using a theme in this case is not only providing us with a guidepost for design decisions, but it will also give our users a star to sail by in creating their stories, as well as unify the digital experience with the core essence of the project.
Blog text (17) -
I have no markers, no guideposts, only the heightened awareness of sound.
Academic text (2010) -
And to test whether that were true, whether those cells were acting as sort of guideposts, they tried, for example, ablating like this one particular cell.
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The substance of such education and the form's language are not specified in the laws, although the CDC's well-disseminated materials have been explicitly mentioned in some laws as an initial guidepost for creating such educational materials.
Academic text (2013) -
They are semiotic terms, visual guideposts on a literary path pointing to the reader as the final addressee.
Academic text (1994) -
The guidepost at the intersection helped us find the right road to the campsite.
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The old wooden guidepost stood tall, directing travelers toward the nearby village.
Synonyms
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1.0
An object placed to show a position, boundary or route
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4.4
A part that directs the movement or position of something
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1.6
A post with a sign that shows directions or information about a place
A post with a pointing sign that shows which way to go
A sign by the road that shows drivers where places are
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word guidepost comes from two simple parts: guide meaning 'to show the way' and post meaning 'a pole in the ground'. Think of a wooden pole with a sign pointing the path, which is why a guidepost gives directions.