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signpost

[sahyn-pohst]

noun

  1. a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.

  2. any immediately perceptible indication, obvious clue, etc.



verb (used with object)

  1. to provide (a place, route, etc.) with signposts.

signpost

/ ˈɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a post bearing a sign that shows the way, as at a roadside

  2. something that serves as a clue or indication; sign

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to mark with signposts

  2. to indicate direction towards

    the camp site is signposted from the road

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of signpost1

First recorded in 1610–20; sign + post 1
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It wasn’t so much the culmination of a career as it was another signpost pointing the way to the Hall of Fame.

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In a statement on Monday, the IDF said it was reorganising access to the sites and this would include new "fencing" and signposting, including directional and warning signs in order to improve the operational response.

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In its statement on Monday, the IDF said it was reorganising access to the sites and this would include new "fencing" and signposting, including directional and warning signs.

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In areas like Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and North Yorkshire, parents are instead given advice in their child's early development checks, or are signposted towards free NHS tests at their local optician.

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The council has since emailed her, but she said they had not signposted agencies that could help, adding she felt trapped and frustrated.

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