Milestone - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmaɪlstəʊn|  American pronunciation of the word milestone
Brit.  |ˈmaɪlstəʊn|  British pronunciation of the word milestone

noun

- stone post at side of a road to show distances (syn: milepost)
- a significant event in your life (or in a project)

Extra examples

...the new drug was regarded as a milestone in the treatment of heart disease...

We have passed another milestone on the road towards peace.

He reached yet another milestone in his career.

The agreement was a milestone in the history of US-Soviet relations.

The treatment of diabetes reached a significant milestone in the 1970s.

Word forms

noun
singular: milestone
plural: milestones
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