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mile marker

Syllables: mile·mark·er

mile marker noun: a numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.

mile marker: a numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of...
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Noun

mile marker (plural mile markers)

  1. A numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.

Forms of mile marker

pluralmile markers
alternative formmilemarker

Origin of mile marker

From mile + marker.

Questions about mile marker

What does mile marker mean?
Mile marker means a numbered milepost or sign along a highway, or some other road, used to determine the location of a motor vehicle.
What part of speech is mile marker?
Mile marker is a noun.
What is the plural of mile marker?
The plural of mile marker is mile markers.

Words near mile marker in the dictionary

  1. mile a minute
  2. Mile End
  3. Mile High City
  4. Mile High Club
  5. Mile Long Club
  6. mile marker
  7. mile markers
  8. mile-a-minute
  9. mile-a-minutes
  10. mile-fortlet
  11. mile-fortlets

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