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

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milestonenoun(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
pillarnoun(architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
cornerstonenoun(figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
landmarknounA notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
watershednoun(hydrology, US, Canada) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
postnounA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
mile markernoun(automotive, road transport) A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.
milemarkernounAlternative form of mile marker. [(automotive, road transport) A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.]
postmilenoun(US, California) highway location marker
waymarknounA sign or symbol marked in a prominent position in an off-road location to show the track of a footpath or route; fingerpost; guidepost; milestone.
markernounSomeone or something that creates marks, particularly
milenounThe international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
megapostnoun(Internet slang) An extremely long posted message, often made up of a collection of related posts.
mileometernounAlternative form of milometer. [An odometer graduated in miles.]
milewaynoun(UK) Any of a number of roads near Oxford, England, whose upkeep was formerly paid for by nearby residents.
mile-fortletnounA milecastle.
milometernounAn odometer graduated in miles.
land milenoun(unit of measurement) Any of the various miles used to measure length on land, as opposed to the nautical mile.
bus milenoun(transport) A mile driven by an individual bus, used as a statistical unit in transport calculations.
milagenounAlternative spelling of mileage. [The total distance travelled in miles or in air miles.]

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