guidepost
noun /ˈɡaɪdpəʊst/
/ˈɡaɪdpəʊst/
(North American English) (also signpost British and North American English)
- a sign or source of information or that helps you make a decision synonym indicator (1)
- The stock market is an important guidepost for the overall economy.
- a sign next to a road that tells you where to go
- A weathered guidepost pointed toward the town.