mile marker

mile·mark·er

noun

A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.

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Meanings

nounmile marker (plural mile markers)

plural mile markers · alternative milemarker

  1. automotiveA numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.

Origin

From mile + marker.

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Translations

Finnish mailitolppa
  • mailitolppanumbered milepost
Spanish fito, hito
  • fitonumbered milepost
  • hitonumbered milepost
  • bornanumbered milepost
  • ciponumbered milepost
  • motonumbered milepost
  • muñecanumbered milepost
Cite this entry
APA

mile marker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mile%20marker

MLA

“mile marker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mile%20marker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mile marker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mile%20marker.

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