Word: milepost
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mile
post
Definition: A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places
Morphemes:
Affix: mile
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any similarly large distance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mīlia
Language: la
Decoded: milia
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a mile, particularly a Roman mile of 8 stades ( stadia ); 1, 000paces ( passūs ); or 5, 000feet ( pedes )
Affix: post
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.