signposts
Roadside guidance panels
Signposts are markers along a road or path showing directions or distances to destinations.
The word extends to anything that provides guidance or indicates what lies ahead: The survey results are signposts for future policy.
To signpost something is to mark it clearly or indicate its direction: The author signposts her argument in the introduction.
Shafted projectiles for bows
- guidepostsMarkers indicating direction
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
- routePath from A to B
trail · pathway · crossroads · junction · intersection · fork · turning · detour
Signs that reveal status
- markersPens with porous tips
- cluesHints toward answers
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- signalsConveyed indications
cues · pointers · milestones · benchmarks · evidence · symptoms · harbingers · portents
Notable point of reference
- attractionPull toward something
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- historicalOf documented times
interpretive · informational · trailblazing · scenic · viewpoint · visitor · pictorial · multilingual
arrows
Shafted projectiles for bows
- guidepostsMarkers indicating direction
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
route · trail · pathway · crossroads · junction · intersection · fork · turning · detour · bearings
indicators
Signs that reveal status
signals · cues · pointers · milestones · benchmarks · evidence · symptoms · harbingers · portents · omens
landmark
Notable point of reference
- attractionPull toward something
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
historical · interpretive · informational · trailblazing · scenic · viewpoint · visitor · pictorial · multilingual · icons
hazard
Source of potential harm
advisory · notice · prohibition · beware · safety · warning · roadworks · detour · yield · stop
- signssigns, exit, neon signs, street signs, open
- hiking termshiking trails, trailhead, switchback, summit, switchbacks
- horseback ridinghorseback riding, horse riding, horses, horse, pony
- navigationcompass, compass rose, signs, charts, navbar
- symbolssymbols, runes, symbol, asterisks, national symbol
- pavingbrick, bricks, asphalt, concrete, pavement
signpostsdead ends
Routes with no exit
misdirections · disorientation · labyrinth · maze · uncharted territory
signpostsconcealment
Act of hiding something
obscurity · ambiguity · erasures · camouflage · obfuscation
signpostsred herrings
Misleading clues or information
dead ends · wild goose chases · blind alleys · pitfalls · traps