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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
signpost
sign·post [signpost signposts signposted signposting] noun, verb BrE [ˈsaɪnpəʊst] NAmE [ˈsaɪnpoʊst]
noun
a sign at the side of a road giving information about the direction and distance of places
•Follow the signposts to the superstore.
• (figurative)The chapter headings are useful signposts to the content of the book. 
Example Bank:
•The signpost said ‘Oxford 5 miles’.
•a signpost to the next village
•Follow the signposts to the
Derived Word: ↑signposting
verb (BrE)
1. usually passive ~ sth to mark a road, place, etc. with ↑signposts
•The route is well signposted.
•The lane is signposted ‘To the beach’.
2. ~ sth to show clearly the way that an argument, a speech, etc. will develop
•You need to signpost for the reader the various points you are going to make.
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