MILESTONE


Meaning of MILESTONE in English

/ ˈmaɪlstəʊn; NAmE -stoʊn/ noun

1.

(also mile·post especially in NAmE ) a very important stage or event in the development of sth

SYN landmark

2.

a stone by the side of a road that shows how far it is to the next town and to other places

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.