ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a guidepost bearing one or more index fingers
2. : something that serves as a clue, indication, or aid to understanding or knowledge
many admirable fingerposts to the study of old London have been written — Elizabeth Montizambert
despite these significant fingerposts to her intention, the book has been somewhat inexplicably assigned a literal exactness — John McKellar