milestone

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.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее либо каменный указатель расстояний вдоль дороги, либо значимое событие или этап в проекте или личной жизни.esSustantivo que designa ya sea un hito físico que marca distancias a lo largo de una carretera, ya sea un acontecimiento significativo o una etapa importante en un proyecto o en la vida personal.frNom 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.deSubstantiv, das entweder einen Steinmarker zur Entfernungsangabe entlang einer Straße oder ein bedeutendes Ereignis bzw. einen wichtigen Abschnitt in einem Projekt oder im persönlichen Leben bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa um marco ou pedra colocada à beira de uma estrada para indicar distâncias, ou um evento, etapa ou conquista significativa no andamento de um projeto ou na vida pessoal.zh名词，指道路旁的里程标或界石，也指项目或个人生活中具有重要意义的事件或阶段。arاسم يدل على علامة حجرية تُنصب على جانب الطريق لبيان المسافات، أو على حدث أو مرحلة مهمة في مشروع أو في حياة الشخص.

1. Roadside marker B1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruДорожный указательesHito kilométricofrBorne kilométriquedeDistanzsteinptMarco rodoviáriozh道路里程碑arعلامة الطريق

   Sinônimos: milepost

2. Significant event B1 formal

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

   • 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.

   ruВажное событиеeshitofrJalon (au sens figuré)deWichtiges EreignisptMarco importantezh重要里程碑arحدث مهم

   Sinônimos: benchmarkbreakthroughclimaxlandmarkturning pointwatershed

• milestones plural form
• milestones' possessive plural form
• milestone's possessive singular form