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fingerpost

/ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/ UK

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From finger + post.

noun fingerposts · finger post

A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost.
The milepost itself. ...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.

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noun board that shows the direction to a named place

中文	路標 /路标 lùbiāo
Deutsch	Wegweiser

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@misc{fingerpost_2026,
  title = {fingerpost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fingerpost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}