signpost
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst/
:
poste indicador
- He's one of the city's familiar beings, a signpost, someone whose location I can always count on to steer by.
- serve as signposts
- signpost pointing
So you can wander utterly lost, without signposts or guide.
- So you can wander utterly lost, without signposts or guide.
- Mid morning, the lifeguards fan across the beach and push signposts into the sand.
- But it's also possible that it remains a signpost and you never get to where the signpost points to.
- I've seen it called signposts or finger posts.
- It's hard to differentiate a stopped car from a like signpost.
Examples
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A large wooden signpost that was almost as long as the entire clearing was still standing near the entrance of the mine.
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Meet me at the signpost in the forest at 9:00 tonight.
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But it's also possible that it remains a signpost and you never get to where the signpost points to.
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I look at the signpost and I look at my watch.
Fiction book (1994) -
There's a signpost up ahead.
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For the Asian communities, street names served as signposts of daily activities.
Academic text (1992) -
Claude approached the signpost, looked up, and knew he had to enter.
Fiction book (1992) -
At main intersections, signposts were being ripped up in the night or turned around.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Range Rover finally pulled off at a quaint wooden signpost that read Big Sur State Park, among other things.
Fiction book (1995) -
We saw a signpost pointing towards the beach, guiding us to our destination.
Synonyms
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1.0
An object placed to show a position, boundary or route
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1.0
A sign beside a road that shows its name, directions, or rules
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2.1
A board in a public place that shows ads or useful information
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A post with a sign that shows directions on a road or trail
A post with a pointing sign that shows which way to go
A sign by the road that shows drivers where places are
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word signpost is made from sign ('mark' or 'notice') and post ('pole'), so it literally means a 'pole with a sign' that shows directions or information. That's why a signpost helps people find their way.