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单词 waymarking
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waymarkingn.

Brit. /ˈweɪˌmɑːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈweɪˌmɑrkɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: waymark v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < waymark v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of marking out a route or way with lights, signposts, or other markers, esp. to guide walkers.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > landmark > providing or identifying with
waymarking1913
1913 Electric Jrnl. 10 499 To expect the same steps of progress in all classes of street lighting would be absurd, particularly so in residence or outlying districts, because here ‘street lighting’ or ‘way marking’ only is required.
1938 Times 4 May 15/4 Way-marking, however, is a controversial issue.
1960 Guardian 9 Nov. 8/3 The plan to provide ‘waymarking’ on some popular British fells.
1982 Walker's Brit. 328/2 There are still several stretches where the waymarking is incomplete because public rights of way have not been obtained.
1998 Oxfordshire Bull. (CPRE) Sept. 5/1 The nature of the woodlands, with erratic waymarking in places..means that walkers must keep their wits about them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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