signpost
/ˈsɑɪnˌpoʊst/ n [C]Definition
› a pole with a sign on it, esp. showing the way to a place or the name of a road: The camp roads had signposts that read Sparks Street, Portage Avenue, Yonge Street, and the like. › fig. A signpost is also a clear signal that something will happen: a signpost of progress
(Definition of signpost n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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