a significant event or stage in the life, progress, development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.: Her getting the job of supervisor was a milestone in her career.
Origin of milestone
First recorded in 1740–50; mile + stone
Words nearby milestone
miles and miles, miles gloriosus, Milesian, Miles' operation, miles to go before I sleep, milestone, Miletus, MILF, milfoil, Milford, Milford Haven
The oil and gas industry just passed another milestone in the global energy transition.
As Exxon exits the Dow, technology takes over the major stock indices|Michael J. Coren|August 25, 2020|Quartz
While barocaloric materials are less susceptible to fatigue than elastocaloric materials, the new milestones required colossal pressures of thousands of atmospheres.
The Shape-Shifting Squeeze Coolers|Marcus Woo|August 24, 2020|Quanta Magazine
During the last quarter, The New York Times reported the same milestone.
‘It’s less dire than it seemed to be’: How The Wall Street Journal’s digital ads business has weathered the downturn|Lucinda Southern|August 20, 2020|Digiday
More than 4,800 alumni and friends gathered online May 29–31 to celebrate class milestones, explore alumni achievements and faculty research, compete in a trivia face-off, and more.
Take me back to Tech|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The market spent the past few days within striking distance of a new high, but falling short of the milestone, until the last minutes of trading Tuesday.
S&P 500 hits a new record, erasing last of pandemic losses|Verne Kopytoff|August 18, 2020|Fortune
That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In fact, with my most recent birthday, I passed the milestone of having come out of the closet over half my lifetime ago.
Doctors Are Failing Their Gay Patients|Russell Saunders|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.
Miami’s Chris Bosh Goes High Fashion|Justin Jones|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first milestone: a referendum on January 14 and 15 to approve a new constitution.
Egypt’s Arab Spring Gives Way To Spring Of The Patriarch|Christopher Dickey|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reiss called the Upton shot a “milestone,” though he noted the company has been fortunate to have more than one.
The Cult of Canada Goose|Keli Goff|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Well may we congratulate ourselves upon reaching this quarter century milestone, on the achievements of the class.
The Story of General Pershing|Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
Round this corner, beyond this milestone, the stage drivers used to make up time when the mail was late.
The Wishing Moon|Louise Elizabeth Dutton
It was at the end of these three miles, just opposite a milestone, that I struck into a cross road.
The Romany Rye|George Borrow
It was at the fourth milestone from the city, between the Salarian and Nomentan roads.
Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar
He wondered if the inscription were legible still, and going to the back of the milestone brushed away the nettles.
Jude the Obscure|Thomas Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for milestone
milestone
/ (ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn) /
noun
a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place
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Words related to milestone
turning point, anniversary, breakthrough, landmark, occasion, event, discovery, milepost