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)

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.

Translations

board that shows the direction to a named place

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: tienviitta (fi)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

the milepost itself — see milepost

See also

• guidepost
• signpost
• waymark

Further reading

• fingerpost on Wikipedia.Wikipedia