milestone

noun

  1. 1

    A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.

  2. 2

    An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To place milestones along (a road, etc.).

  2. 2

    To plan out a project as a series of major steps.

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