mile markn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪlmɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪlˌmɑrk/

Forms: see mile n.¹ and mark n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mile n.¹, mark n.¹

Etymology: < mile n.¹ + mark n.¹Attested earlier as a field name: Milemerke (c1167) in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Compare also Old English mīlgemearc measure by miles (one isolated occurrence in Beowulf; compare quot. 1895).

A milestone or other object placed to indicate the distance of a mile from a starting point or from another mark; (also) a distance of a mile. Also figurative.

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mile mark1610

milliary1610

milestonea1746

milepost1768

mile marker1962

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 423 London-stone, which I take to haue beene a Milliarie, or Milemarke.

1860 H. McQueen Orator's Touchstone 250 It is like compelling a traveller to estimate his progress in a journey, by vigilant observation of the native features of the country through which he may be passing, instead of falling back upon the assistance of mile-marks.

1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains xii. 308 Christmas is not only the mile-mark of another year.

1895 W. Morris & A. J. Wyatt tr. Beowulf 49 Naught far away hence, But a mile-mark forsooth, there standeth the mere.

1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 26 Nov. 23/6 The two..runners went through the mile mark in 5 min. 8 sec.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mile mark
释义	mile markn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪlmɑːk/, U.S. /ˈmaɪlˌmɑrk/ Forms: see mile n.¹ and mark n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mile n.¹, mark n.¹ Etymology: < mile n.¹ + mark n.¹Attested earlier as a field name: Milemerke (c1167) in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Compare also Old English mīlgemearc measure by miles (one isolated occurrence in Beowulf; compare quot. 1895). A milestone or other object placed to indicate the distance of a mile from a starting point or from another mark; (also) a distance of a mile. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > milestone or post mile mark1610 milliary1610 milestonea1746 milepost1768 mile marker1962 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 423 London-stone, which I take to haue beene a Milliarie, or Milemarke. 1860 H. McQueen Orator's Touchstone 250 It is like compelling a traveller to estimate his progress in a journey, by vigilant observation of the native features of the country through which he may be passing, instead of falling back upon the assistance of mile-marks. 1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains xii. 308 Christmas is not only the mile-mark of another year. 1895 W. Morris & A. J. Wyatt tr. Beowulf 49 Naught far away hence, But a mile-mark forsooth, there standeth the mere. 1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 26 Nov. 23/6 The two..runners went through the mile mark in 5 min. 8 sec. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1610
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