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We have reached a new milestone as a human family. With seven billion of us now inhabiting our planet, it is time to ask some fundamental questions. How can we provide a dignified life for ourselves and future generations while preserving and protecting the global commons - the atmosphere, the oceans and the ecosystems that support us?
Ban Ki-moon

Meaning of "milestone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MILESTONE

milestone  [ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILESTONE

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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Milestone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MILESTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

milestone

Milestone

A milestone is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road or boundary at intervals of one mile or occasionally, parts of a mile. They are typically located at the side of the road or in a median. They are alternatively known as mile markers, mileposts or mile posts. Mileage is the distance along the road from a fixed commencement point. Milestones are constructed to provide reference points along the road. This can be used to reassure travellers that the proper path is being followed, and to indicate either distance travelled or the remaining distance to a destination. Such references are also used by maintenance engineers and emergency services to direct them to specific points where their presence is required. This term is sometimes used to denote a location on a road even if no physical sign is present. This is useful for accident reporting and other record keeping.

Definition of milestone in the English dictionary

The definition of milestone in the dictionary is a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place. Other definition of milestone is a significant event in life, history, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILESTONE


bilestone
ˈbaɪlˌstəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
cobblestone
ˈkɒbəlˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
eaglestone
ˈiːɡəlˌstəʊn
felstone
ˈfɛlˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gallstone
ˈɡɔːlˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
hailstone
ˈheɪlˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
marlstone
ˈmɑːlˌstəʊn
millstone
ˈmɪlˌstəʊn
oilstone
ˈɔɪlˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
staddlestone
ˈstædəlˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILESTONE

mile
mileage
mileage allowance
mileage indicator
mileometer
milepost
miler
miles
miles gloriosus
Milesian
milesimo
Miletus
milf
milfoil
Milford Haven
Milhaud
milia
miliaria
miliarial
miliary

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILESTONE

birthstone
bluestone
brownstone
capstone
Ecclestone
Folkestone
Gladstone
gravestone
greystone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
lodestone
Maidstone
moonstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
stepping stone
stone
tone
touchstone

Synonyms and antonyms of milestone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «milestone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILESTONE

Find out the translation of milestone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of milestone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «milestone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

里程碑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hito
570 millions of speakers

English

milestone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मील का पत्थर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вехой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

marco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাইলস্টোন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jalon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peristiwa penting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meilenstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

画期的な出来事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

획기적인 사건
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tonggak sejarah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự kiện quan trọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மைல்கல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मैलाचा दगड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kilometre taşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pietra miliare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kamieniem milowym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віхою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piatră de hotar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ορόσημο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mylpaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

milstolpe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

milepæl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of milestone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILESTONE»

The term «milestone» is very widely used and occupies the 12.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILESTONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «milestone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «milestone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about milestone

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10 QUOTES WITH «MILESTONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word milestone.
1
Gautam Adani
The commencement of coal mining at Parsa Kente is a milestone event in coal mining sector.
2
Buzz Aldrin
The first footfalls on Mars will mark a historic milestone, an enterprise that requires human tenacity matched with technology to anchor ourselves on another world.
3
Des Browne
Whatever he does in office, no man can live up to the high expectations of the world, but we have been changed by his election. Obama's inauguration is a historic global achievement, a major milestone in the journey of a powerful nation.
4
Joe Dante
'Avatar' is the greatest, most comprehensive collection of movie cliches ever assembled, but it's put together in a brand new way with a new technology, and tremendous imagination, making it a true epic and a kind of a milestone.
5
Anthony Fauci
For the first time, we have the genetic sequences of all three of the players in the global malaria debacle: the parasite, the anopheles mosquito and the human. It's a very important milestone.
6
Umberto Guidoni
Well, we have two major goals. The most important one is to get the station arm on board the station, because that's this really milestone in the space station building since from now on they will be using this arm to continue building the space station.
7
Rolf-Dieter Heuer
We have reached a milestone in our understanding of nature. The discovery of a particle consistent with the Higgs boson opens the way to more detailed studies, requiring larger statistics, which will pin down the new particle's properties, and is likely to shed light on other mysteries of our universe.
8
Damon Hill
Some books claim I have already clocked up a century of Grands Prix, but let me put the record straight. Australia will be my 100th start, and I aim to mark the milestone with a cracking performance. It could even be celebrated with a victory.
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Ban Ki-moon
We have reached a new milestone as a human family. With seven billion of us now inhabiting our planet, it is time to ask some fundamental questions. How can we provide a dignified life for ourselves and future generations while preserving and protecting the global commons - the atmosphere, the oceans and the ecosystems that support us?
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Jurgen Klinsmann
And then '74 as I mentioned and then the 1990 world cup was our team was the team of the reunification you know, so we were the team for both sides of Germany so now, you know throughout the last 16 years, we've melted together. And now comes the next milestone.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILESTONE»

Discover the use of milestone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to milestone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans
A history of the trailblazing comics that broke color barriers and portrayed African Americans in heroic storylines What do the comic book figures Static, Hardware, and Icon all have in common?
Jeffrey A. Brown, 2000
2
Gender and Popular Culture
This book examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society.
Katie Milestone, Anneke Meyer, 2013
3
Brown v. Board of Education : A Civil Rights Milestone and ...
A wide range of characters animates the story, from the little-known African-Americans who dared to challenge Jim Crow with lawsuits (at great personal cost); to Thurgood Marshall, who later became a Justice himself; to Earl Warren, who ...
James T. Patterson Ford Foundation Professor of History Brown University, 2001
4
Deep Blue: An Artificial Intelligence Milestone
The work provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of the creation, development, and actions of IBM's Deep Blue technology group and how their computer defeated the world chess champion.
Monty Newborn, Monroe Newborn, 2003
5
Memorable Milestone Birthdays: Over 50 Theme Parties to Help ...
Here are just a few, of the fabulous parties for folks of all ages that you'll find in Memorable Milestone Birthdays: For the first birthday: Host a Baby Buggy Boogie that rocks with merry music and fun.
Robin Kring, 2001
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A Milestone Day
" The book is geared to be most enjoyable for boys and girls in the 11 - 15 year old age group, but is really a great book for all ages. The era in which the book takes place was a great time to be alive. It was a simpler way of life then.
Sr. Charles M. Lockner, M. Lockner Sr. Charles M. Lockner Sr, 2008
7
Pre-Milestone A and Early-Phase Systems Engineering:: A ...
This book presents an assessment of the relationship between SE and program outcome; an examination of the SE workforce; and an analysis of SE functions and guidelines.
Committee on Pre-Milestone A Systems Engineering: A Retrospective Review and Benefits for Future Air Force Systems Acquisition, Air Force Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, 2008
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My DROID: (Covers DROID 3/Milestone 3, DROID Pro, DROID X2, ...
My Droid 2/e covers the following Android phones: DROID 3/Milestone 3, DROID Pro/Motorola Pro and DROID X2 by Motorola, DROID Incredible 2/Incredible S by HTC, and DROID CHARGE by Samsung Step-by-step instructions with callouts to DROID ...
Craig James Johnston, 2011
9
Milestone Documents in American History: 1824-1887
An expansion of the 2002 National Archives and Records Administration "Our Documents" project offers 133 documents originating from the pre-Revolutionary era to 2003, including public laws, Supreme Court decisions, treaties, inaugural ...
Paul Finkelman, Bruce A. Lesh, 2008
10
Milestone Documents in World History: 1839-1941
Key documents from all important world cultures are included, from the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt to the Greek and Roman Empires, medieval Islam, Renaissance Europe, and modern Africa and Asia.
Brian Bonhomme, Cathleen Boivin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILESTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term milestone is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Milestone for Justice in Africa
On Monday, a landmark trial began that could herald a new era of justice and accountability in Africa. The former president of Chad, Hissène ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Pirates notebook: Watson makes milestone appearance
“I didn't even know 300 was a milestone, to be honest,” Watson said Tuesday. “It's very humbling. I never expected to do this. I'm going to keep ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
3
Elko Honors Major Milestone for Legendary Townball Manager
Terry Fredrickson isn't just the manager of the Elko townball team ... he is the Elko townball team. Friends and family - Fredrickson has plenty of ... «KSTP.com, Jul 15»
4
Sesame Place celebrates milestone
Sesame Place celebrates milestone. Sesame Place celebrates milestone. Sesame Place did its best to keep Cookie Monster away from this ... «6abc.com, Jul 15»
5
MAC Program marks 20-year milestone in awarding local scholarships
Malcolm Duncan Sr. talks about the success of the MAC Program he and his late wife Mary Ruth launched in 1995 to give scholarships to local ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jul 15»
6
Longtime Elko Baseball Coach Reaches Milestone
The longtime coach was honored for his milestone earlier this month during a sellout game of 1,000 fans. Fredrickson's aunt even flew in from ... «KSTP.com, Jul 15»
7
Milestone Birthdays for America's Safety Nets
Some social programs are so embedded in our national consciousness and so indispensable to the people who use them that it seems like ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Care and Share Food Bank hits a milestone in fight to end hunger
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A local organization has made a five year commitment to improving hunger statistics in our area. According to ... «FOX21News.com, Jul 15»
9
Clark County jobs market hits milestone in June
Some of the big drivers of job creation in June in Clark County were leisure and hospitality (up 700 jobs), and construction and mining (up 600 ... «The Columbian, Jul 15»
10
Invita FC Pres Talks Milestone Las Vegas Event, Three More Shows …
On July 10, Invicta FC made its debut in Las Vegas after three years of being an active promotion in MMA. The evening featured three title ... «MMAWeekly, Jul 15»

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