fingerpost

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UK/ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/

noun

A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost.

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Meanings

nounfingerpost (plural fingerposts)

plural fingerposts · alternative finger post

  1. A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost.
  2. The milepost itself.

    ...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.

    1857, Herman Melville, The Confidence Man, Dix, Edwards & Co, published 1857, page 108

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger

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signpostguidepost
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fingerboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From finger + post.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 路標 /路标
  • 路標 /路标 (lùbiāo)board that shows the direction to a named place
Finnish tienviitta
  • tienviittaboard that shows the direction to a named place
German Wegweiser
  • Wegweiserboard that shows the direction to a named place
Polish drogowskaz w kształcie dłoni
  • drogowskaz w kształcie dłoniboard that shows the direction to a named place
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APA

fingerpost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerpost

MLA

“fingerpost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerpost. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fingerpost,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerpost.

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