- fingerpost
- noun Date: 1785 1. a post bearing one or more signs often terminating in a pointing finger 2. something serving as a guide to understanding or knowledge
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
fingerpost
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fingerpost — n. a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger. Syn: fingerboard. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fingerpost — A fingerpost (sometimes referred to as a guide post ) is a name given to traditional British sign posts comprising a post with one or more arms mdash; known as fingers mdash; pointing in the direction of travel to named places on the fingers.… … Wikipedia
fingerpost — finger post n. A guidepost in the shape of a pointing hand. * * * … Universalium
fingerpost — noun /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/ a) A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost b) The milepost itself … Wiktionary
fingerpost — noun a post at a road junction from which signs project in the direction of the place indicated … English new terms dictionary
fingerpost — /ˈfɪŋgəpoʊst/ (say fingguhpohst) noun a signpost with an arm terminating in the shape of an index finger …
fingerpost — noun a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger • Syn: ↑fingerboard • Hypernyms: ↑signpost, ↑guidepost … Useful english dictionary
An Instance of the Fingerpost — infobox Book | name = An Instance of the Fingerpost title orig = translator = image caption = author = Iain Pears cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Historical, Mystery publisher = Jonathan Cape release… … Wikipedia
List of road junctions in the United Kingdom: D — Lists of United Kingdom road junctions: 0–A B C D E F G H I–K L M N O P Q R S T U–V W X–Z … Wikipedia
Road signs in the Republic of Ireland — mostly differ from the traffic signs used elsewhere in Europe. Directional signage is similar to that of the United Kingdom, but is bilingual. Distances are in kilometres, unlike in the UK where Imperial measurements are still used. Apart from… … Wikipedia
