guidepost

[ gahyd-pohst ]
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noun
  1. a post, usually mounted on the roadside or at the intersection of two or more roads, bearing a sign for the guidance of travelers.

  2. anything serving as a guide; guideline.

Origin of guidepost

1
First recorded in 1755–65; guide + post1

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How to use guidepost in a sentence

  • President Obama has more than once cited the theory of just and unjust wars as the proper guidepost for the use of force abroad.

    Iran and the Sanctions Trap | Stephen L. Carter | July 31, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • With a snort of disgust he hurled the deceitful guidepost into the ditch and joined the others.

    The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher Pratt
  • All language can achieve is to act as a guidepost to the imagination enabling the reader to recreate the author's insight.

    A Preface to Politics | Walter Lippmann
  • Peter blazed so that he seemed to tower like a long thin guidepost showing the way to anger.

    Rose MacLeod | Alice Brown
  • About half a mile from the town a guidepost and two roads, to Edinburgh and Glasgow; we took the left-hand road, to Glasgow.

  • “Another guidepost to remember,” said Uncle 57 Teddy, and made them jot it down.

British Dictionary definitions for guidepost

guidepost

/ (ˈɡaɪdˌpəʊst) /


noun
  1. a sign on a post by a road indicating directions

  2. a principle or guideline

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