Definitions for milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnmile·stone

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. milestone, milepostnoun

   stone post at side of a road to show distances

2. milestonenoun

   a significant event in your life (or in a project)

GCIDERate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Milestonenoun

   An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in orbit was a major milestone on the way to the moon.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. milestonenoun

   A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.

2. milestonenoun

   An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project etc.

3. Etymology: mile + stone

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Milestonenoun

   Stone set to mark the miles.

   Etymology: mile and stone.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Milestone

   A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to some datum location. On roads they are typically located at the side or in a median or central reservation. They are alternatively known as mile markers, mileposts or mile posts (sometimes abbreviated MPs). A "kilometric point" is a term used in metricated areas, where distances are commonly measured in kilometres instead of miles. "Distance marker" is a generic unit-agnostic term. Milestones are installed to provide linear referencing points along the road. This can be used to reassure travellers that the proper path is being followed, and to indicate either distance travelled or the remaining distance to a destination. Such references are also used by maintenance engineers and emergency services to direct them to specific points where their presence is required. This term is sometimes used to denote a location on a road even if no physical sign is present. This is useful for accident reporting and other record keeping (e.g., "an accident occurred at the 13-mile mark" even if the road is only marked with a stone once every 10 miles).

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1. milestone

   A milestone is a significant event or achievement that marks a point of progress or accomplishment in a particular task, project, or journey. It often serves as a point of reference or measurement to assess the progress made or the distance remaining towards a goal. Milestones are typically used to track and celebrate important stages or advancements in personal, academic, professional, or organizational endeavors.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Milestonenoun

   a stone serving the same purpose as a milepost

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Milestone

   A milestone is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road or boundary at intervals of one mile or occasionally, parts of a mile. They are typically located at the side of the road or in a median. They are alternatively known as mile markers, mileposts or mile posts. Mileage is the distance along the road from a fixed commencement point. Milestones are constructed to provide reference points along the road. This can be used to reassure travellers that the proper path is being followed, and to indicate either distance travelled or the remaining distance to a destination. Such references are also used to by maintenance engineers and emergency services to direct them to specific points where their presence is required. This term is sometimes used to denote a location on a road even if no physical sign is present. This is useful for accident reporting and other record keeping.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MILESTONE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Milestone is ranked #116201 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Milestone surname appeared 150 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Milestone.
   
   94% or 141 total occurrences were White.
   3.3% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Juncture
   • Marker

Anagrams for milestone »

1. limestone

2. melonites

How to pronounce milestone?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say milestone in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of milestone in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of milestone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of milestone in a Sentence

1. Ryan Sweet:

   It will be a solid GDP number, it’s one small milestone in many that we have to hit before we can say we have fully recovered from the recession.

2. President Biden:

   [J]ust today we’ve gotten news that Rashee Soonak is now the prime minister. As my brother would say, ‘go figure,’ and the Conservative Party. Expected to become the next prime minister — I think tomorrow — when he goes to see the King. Pretty astounding. A groundbreaking milestone.

3. Chief Executive Alain Bellemare:

   Paris, to be honest with you, it's one milestone, but it's not that critical, it's a few days in a year. It's a few days in the life of a 20-, 25-year program.

4. Bertrand Piccard:

   An airplane flying day and night without fuel is more than a spectacular milestone in aviation, it's the living proof that clean technologies and renewable energies can achieve incredible feats; and that all these energy efficient technologies should now be used globally in order to have a cleaner world.

5. Le Tran Lua:

   I am very sad, i always wanted to meet him [ again ] since this was such a milestone in my life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=milestone
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=milestone
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Milestone
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=milestone
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milestone
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milestone
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=milestone
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html