signpost

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

名詞

a post bearing a sign that gives information on directions / (cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.

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The old signpost at the fork in the road pointed toward the village and the river.

詳細

意味（1）

a post bearing a sign that gives information on directions

意味（2）

(cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.

In the first example — Dance revolutionised Burma — you know the middle word is the signpost as revolutionised is too long to be the fodder (or letters to scramble). […] And bang, out jumps RUMBA.

詳細

signposts （ plural ）