milestone

• Nom désignant soit une borne ou un marqueur indiquant la distance le long d'une route, soit un événement important ou une étape clé dans un projet ou une vie personnelle.

A noun referring to either a stone marker indicating distances along a road, or a significant event or stage in a project or personal life.

1. Roadside markerB1formal

   A stone or post placed at the side of a road to indicate the distance to a particular place.

   Borne kilométrique

   • The old milestone on the highway showed it was 50 miles to London.
   • We stopped to read the milestone that marked the border.
   • The milestone was weathered but still legible.

   Synonymesmilepost

2. Significant eventB1formal

   An important event or stage in the development of something, such as a person's life or a project.

   Jalon (au sens figuré)

   • Graduating from university was a major milestone in her life.
   • The team celebrated reaching the project's first milestone.
   • Buying his first house was a significant milestone for him.

   Synonymesbenchmarkbreakthroughclimaxlandmarkturning pointwatershed