guidepost

guide·post

G0303700 (gīd′pōst′)n.1. A post with a sign giving directions for travelers, usually placed at a crossroad.2. Something that serves as a guide or an example; a guideline.

guidepost

(ˈɡaɪdˌpəʊst) n1. a sign on a post by a road indicating directions2. a principle or guideline

guide•post

(ˈgaɪdˌpoʊst)

n. 1. a post bearing a sign for the guidance of travelers, as at the intersection of two roads. 2. anything serving as a guide; guideline. [1755–65]

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Noun	1.	guidepost - a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behaviorrule of thumb, guidelinerule, regulation - a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
	2.	guidepost - a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the waysignpostsign - a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows"fingerboard, fingerpost - a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger

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