guidepost

n.

1. A post with a sign giving directions for travelers, usually placed at a crossroad.
2. Something that serves as a guide or an example; a guideline.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
  Synonyms: guideline, rule of thumb

Meaning #2: a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
  Synonym: signpost

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vejviser, afviserstolpe

Nederlands (Dutch)
wegwijzer, aanwijzing

Français (French)
n. - poteau indicateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wegweiser

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οδική) πινακίδα κατεύθυνσης, οδοδείκτης

Italiano (Italian)
indicatore stradale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - placa (f) ou poste (m) indicador

Русский (Russian)
указательный столб, веха

Español (Spanish)
n. - poste indicador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vägskylt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
路标, 路牌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 路標, 路牌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 길표지, 지침

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 道しるべ, 指針

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اشارة تبين الطرق المختلفه في تقاطع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תמרור, עמוד דרך‬

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