fingerpost

English

Etymology

From finger +‎ post.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/

Noun

fingerpost (plural fingerposts)

  1. A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost.
  2. 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.

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