milestonenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmaɪl.stəʊn/us/ˈmaɪl.stoʊn/UK also milepostmilestone noun [ C ] (STONE/POST)
a stone or post at the side of the road that shows the distance to various places, especially to the nearest large town
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Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads
- amber
- Belisha beacon
- billboard
- bollard
- bus lane
- cat's eyes
- crossing
- lamppost
- P, p
- pedestrian crossing
- pelican crossing
- red light
- reflector
- robot
- stoplight
- street furniture
- streetlight
- thoroughfare
- traffic cone
- zebra crossing
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milestone noun [ C ] (IMPORTANT EVENT)
an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life:
He felt that moving out of his parents' home was a real milestone in his life.
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Events and occurrences
- -athon
- a close call idiom
- a close/near thing idiom
- action
- all-nighter
- back story
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant idiom
- call
- development
- event
- goings-on
- happening
- incident
- jamboree
- life event
- past
- spectacle
- synchronicity
- to-ing and fro-ing
- turn of events
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Turning points & deciding moments