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/ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(ɹ)ˌpəʊst/ · noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost..
...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.
Use finger post when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Finger post means A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost..
Common synonyms include fingerboard.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.
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