waypost means A sign or other marker that indicates the way along a road or trail. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
From way + post.
noun
- A sign or other marker that indicates the way along a road or trail.“Every few hundred yards on alternate sides of the route, a wooden waypost about a yard high was set into the ground.”
- Something that guides or marks the way along a figurative journey; a temporary stopping point.“As society evolves, education must change to keep apace with it, so may this text serve as a waypost, not a goal.”