milestone (redirected from Mile marker)

mile·stone  (mlstn)

n.

1. A stone marker set up on a roadside to indicate the distance in miles from a given point.

2. An important event, as in a person's career, the history of a nation, or the advancement of knowledge in a field; a turning point.

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milestone [ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn]

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place

2. a significant event in life, history, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	milestone - stone post at side of a road to show distances milepost marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
	2.	milestone - a significant event in your life (or in a project) juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

Translations

milestone [ˈmaɪlstəʊn] N

1. (on road) → mojón m

2. (fig) → hito m
these events are milestones in our history → estos acontecimientos marcan un hito en or de nuestra historia

milestone [ˈmaɪlstəʊn] n

(fig) (= important event) → événement m clé
a milestone in the history of broadcasting → un événement clé dans l'histoire de la radio

(on road) → borne f

milestone

n (lit, fig) → Meilenstein m

milestone [ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn] n (also) (fig) → pietra miliare