a sign at the side of a road giving information about the direction and distance of places:
Follow the signposts to the superstore. * (figurative) The chapter headings are useful signposts to the content of the book.
verb [VN] (BrE)
1 [usuallypassive] to mark a road, place, etc. with signposts:
The route is well signposted. * The lane is signposted 'To the beach'.
2 to show clearly the way that an argument, a speech, etc. will develop:
You need to signpost for the reader the various points you are going to make.
signposting noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is signpost a noun, verb, or something else?
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