English Dictionary

signpost

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.

日本語の意味

方向や距離、またはその他の情報を示すための案内標識、看板 / 暗号式クロスワードにおいて、他の答えの部分に対して操作や変換を指示するための手がかり表現

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

分かれ道に立つ古い案内標識は村と川の方向を指していた。

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.

signposts （ plural ）