milestone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/ (UK)
Etymology
From mile + stone. Compare Dutch mijlsteen (“milestone”), German Low German Mielensteen (“milestone”), German Meilenstein (“milestone”), Swedish milsten (“milestone”).
Meanings
- 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.
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(idiomatic) An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.
2021 October 20, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 942, page 71:Death is another milestone on their way.
1933, Stephen Spender, The Funeral:Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| milestones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
landmark · mile marker · game changer · watershed · mileage · milepost · milemark · milepole
Synonyms
Translations (121)
el χιλιομετροδείκτης (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · gd clach-mhìle (important event) · fr borne kilométrique (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · vi mốc (important event) · pt marco miliar (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · vi cây số (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ms batu penanda (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · vi cột mốc (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ja 転換点 (important event) · cs milník (important event) · pl kamień milowy (important event) · he אבן דרך (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nl mijlsteen (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · hu mérföldkő (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · gl marco (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · sh miljokaz (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ru ми́льный ка́мень (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · da milepæl (important event) · de Meilenstein (important event) · pl milowy krok (important event) · sk míľnik (important event) · nn milestein (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · uk віха (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ja 事 (important event) · it traguardo (important event) · de Etappenziel (important event) · tr kilometre taşı (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · vo liölaston (important event) · cmn 里程碑 (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nl keerpunt (important event) · tl batong-milyahe (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · tr kilometre taşı (important event) · el ορόσημο (important event) · es hito (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ja 里程標 (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nb milestolpe (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · cmn 里程碑 (important event) · it pietra miliare (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ka ნიშანსვეტი (important event) · be кіламетровы слуп (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nb minestolpe (important event) · fr jalon (important event) · nb milepæl (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · de Postmeilensäule (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · id tanggal penting (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · fi merkkipaalu (important event) · sk medzník (important event) · hi मीलपत्थर (important event) · nn milepåle (important event) · ja 一里塚 (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nrf pièrre dé mille (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · it pietra miliare (important event) · cs milník (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · fr borne (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · eo mejloŝtono (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · fi mailitolppa (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · sv milstolpe (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · sk míľnik (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · es fito (disused) (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · es hito (important event) · he אבן דרך (important event) · uk мильовий камінь (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · et verstapost (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · da milepæl (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · mk пресвртница (important event) · hu mérföldkő (important event) · pl kamień milowy (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · sv milsten (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · es hita (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ext miliáriu (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ru ве́ха (important event) · ja 一大事 (important event) · es jalón (important event) · nb milepæl (important event) · pt marco (important event) · nb milestein (important event) · he אבן מיל (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nb milestein (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ca fita (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · mk милјоказ (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nl mijlpaal (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ru рубе́ж (important event) · ja 画期的出来事 (important event) · nn milestolpe (important event) · nb milepel (important event) · ru эта́п (important event) · eo mejloŝtono (important event) · vi cột cây số (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nn milestolpe (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · hu kilométerkő (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ru километро́вый столб (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · vo liölaston (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · be мільны слуп (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · la mīlliārium (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · bg километричен камък (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · es mojón (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · de Meilenstein (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · cs mezník (important event) · be верставы слуп (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · bg важно събитие (important event) · es cipo (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · vi cột dặm (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nb milepel (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · be мільны камень (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · de Kilometerstein (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · fi kilometripylväs (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · fi kilometritolppa (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · sh prekretnica (important event) · de Markstein (important event) · es borna (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · es moto (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nn milepåle (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nn milestein (important event) · fi virstanpylväs (important event) · pt marco miliário (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ca fita (important event) · sv milstolpe (important event) · ml നാഴികക്കല്ല് (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · nl mijlpaal (important event) · gd clach-mhìle (one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals) · ml നാഴികക്കല്ല് (important event)