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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior;
[syn: guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb]

2. a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way;
[syn: signpost, guidepost]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Guidepost \Guide"post`\, n.
   A post at the fork of a road, with a guideboard on it, to
   direct travelers.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

guidepost
    n 1: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate
         behavior [syn: guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb]
    2: a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
       [syn: signpost, guidepost]