milestone

🇺🇸 /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmaɪlstəʊn/
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noun
R

A very important point in the growth or progress of something.

Learning to walk is a big milestone in a child's life.

R

A stone by the road that shows the distance to places.

The milestone showed we had 10 miles left to reach the town.

translation

n. A very important point in the growth or progress of something.; A stone by the road that shows the distance to places.

Word Forms

Plural milestones