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milepost
(encz) | milepost,milník n: Zdeněk Brož |
Milepost
(gcide) | Milepost \Mile"post`\, n.
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance
in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in
orbit was a big milepost on the way to the moon.
Syn: milestone.
[PJC] |
milepost
(wn) | milepost
n 1: stone post at side of a road to show distances [syn:
milestone, milepost] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Milepost
(gcide) | Milepost \Mile"post`\, n.
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance
in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in
orbit was a big milepost on the way to the moon.
Syn: milestone.
[PJC] |
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