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MILEPOST [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
  • Surveying
  • Roads
DEF

A stone serving as a milepost.

OBS

milepost : a post placed at a distance of a mile from a similar post.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière
  • Arpentage
  • Voies de circulation
DEF

Pour le système anglais se disait des bornes placées sur les routes pour marquer une distance de mille pas.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Señales (Transporte por carretera)
  • Agrimensura
  • Carreteras
DEF

Piedra u otra señal que se pone en las vías de comunicación para indicar las direcciones a seguir y las distancias a que se hallan los pueblos o las ciudades.

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