signpost en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst/ (General-American)
Etymology
From sign + post.
Meanings
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A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
Dozens of signposts have been stolen, forcing the local authorities to put up the sign at a 2m height and embed it in theft-resistant concrete when putting up replacements.
2020 November 26, Philip Oltermann in Berlin, “Fugging hell: tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2021:
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(qualifier:crosswording) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
In the first example — Dance revolutionised Burma — you know the middle word is the signpost as revolutionised is too long to be the fodder (or letters to scramble). […] And bang, out jumps RUMBA.
2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sign-post | alternative | lexicographic | |
| signposts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (60)
uk вказівни́й стовп (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ta வழிகாட்டி (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · cs směrová tabule (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · mi poutohu (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ru указа́тель (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · de Richtungsweiser (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · uk пока́жчик (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · uk шляховка́зувач (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ko 표지판 (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ko 푯말 (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · sl pokazatelj (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · hu útjelző/irányjelző/útirányjelző tábla (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ga maide eolais (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · be паказа́льнік (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ro indicator rutier (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · de Schild (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · nb retningsskilt (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · cs rozcestník (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · de Hinweisschild (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · cy mynegbost (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · nl wegwijzer (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ga craobh eolais (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · es cartel (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ro indicator (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · el οδοδείκτης (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ca rètol (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · es letrero (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · gv stowran cowree (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · uk дороговка́з (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · nn retningsskilt (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · uk дороговка́зувач (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · de Signalposten (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · mk патоказ (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · szl rankoś (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · sh pȕtokāz (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ml വഴികാട്ടി (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ru указа́тельный столб (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · cy arwyddbost (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · de Signalpfosten (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · fr poteau indicateur (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · sl kažipot (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · pl kierunkowskaz (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ta ஆட்காட்டி (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ja 道標 (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · szl wegwajzer (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · be паказа́льны слуп (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · de Wegweiser (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · cmn 路標 /路标 (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · fi tienviitta (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · sk ukazovateľ (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · id plang (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · it cartello (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ga cuaille eolais (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · bg пътепоказа́тел (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · fo vegvísari (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · pl drogowskaz (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · gl letreiro (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · sh пу̏тока̄з (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · fi viitta (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions) · ro indicator de drum (post bearing a sign that gives information on directions)