| Milepost (n.) A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place. Thesaurus Entries Samson post, arrow, baluster, balustrade, banister, bench mark, blaze, bookmark, cairn, catstone, compass needle, direction, direction post, doorjamb, doorpost, finger post, fist, gatepost, guide, guideboard, guidepost, hand, hitching post, hour hand, index, index finger, jamb, king post, landmark, lead, lighthouse, lightship, lubber line, mark, marker, menhir, milestone, minute hand, monument, mullion, needle, occasion, pharos, platform, pointer, post, seamark, signboard, signpost, snubbing post, stanchion, standard, stile, tower, upright, watchtower |