milestone

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Noun

milestone (plural milestones)

1. 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. An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project, etc.
   • 1933, Stephen Spender, "The Funeral":

     Death is another milestone on their way.

Synonyms

• landmark

Related terms

• mileage

Translations

• French: borne, borne kilométrique
• German: Kilometerstein, Meilenstein, Postmeilensäule
• Italian: pietra miliare
• Portuguese: marco miliário, marco miliar
• Russian: ми́льный ка́мень
• Spanish: hito, mojón, cipo

Translations

• French: jalon
• German: Meilenstein, Etappenziel
• Italian: pietra miliare
• Portuguese: marco
• Russian: ве́ха
• Spanish: hito, jalón

Verb

milestone (milestones, present participle milestoning; past and past participle milestoned)

1. To place milestones along (a road, etc.).
2. To plan out a project as a series of major steps.

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