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milestone

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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.

milestone
Noun
1. a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place
2. a significant event in a life or history: a milestone in Turkish-Bulgarian relations
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.milestonemilestone - stone post at side of a road to show distances
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 [ˈmaɪlstəun] nmojón m;
(fig) → hito
milestone [ˈmaɪlstəun] mile nborne f (fig); jalon m
milestone [ˈmaɪlstəun] mile n (lit, fig) → Meilenstein m
milestone [ˈmaɪlstəun] npietra miliare


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Golden Milestone was the beautiful name the Awkward Man had given his home; and there was a mystery about it, as readers of the first volume of these chronicles will recall.
Each gave a start at the notes, and, walking onward yet a few steps, they reached the first milestone, standing whitely on the green margin of the grass, and backed by the down, which here was open to the road.
As she was looking at the milestone she felt some drops falling on her face--it was beginning to rain.
 
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