What's the difference between signpost and waymark?

Signpost


Definition:

  • (n.) A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of anything.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Nevertheless we know that there will remain a large number of borrowers with payday loans who are struggling to cope with their debts, and it is essential that these customers are signposted to free debt advice.
  • (2) Social prescribing schemes, by their nature, vary considerably but generally provide a way for GPs and other primary care professionals to offer or signpost to non-clinical referral options instead of, or alongside, clinical ones,” says the report’s author, David Buck.
  • (3) Eddie Howe’s team had decent spells of possession but they could not create anything of clearcut note and Petr Cech reached his heavily signposted milestone as the Premier League’s clean-sheet king without needing to make a serious save.
  • (4) Endoscopic signs of recent hemorrhage from an ulcer were significant signposts to rebleeding.
  • (5) They say jobcentres only "signpost" the existence of food banks and dispute the link between welfare changes and a surge in their use.
  • (6) The fury of these respondents comes as no surprise, but Washington should treat it with deadly seriousness all the same, for this latest outrage is another fateful signpost on the road to a potential security and geostrategic disaster that may ultimately make Afghanistan look like a sideshow.
  • (7) There are Quo signposts on all the walls, so nobody gets lost.
  • (8) Many food banks act as signposting organisations, with agencies on hand to offer help to people for the issues that led them to the bank in the first place.
  • (9) However, ministers continued to insist this only amounted to "signposting" in the right direction.
  • (10) Dementia challengers website: This site signposts carers looking after a person living with dementia to a wide range of online support services and resources.
  • (11) Sensible teachers will look at that as the broadest of signposting."
  • (12) The relaying of pathways and installation of signposts, information boards and memorial sites cost €10m and took three years but has been a success with locals and visitors.
  • (13) Local charities like Off Centre can build strong partnerships with like-minded organisations, including NHS mental health services, to signpost and provide a more holistic service for young people.
  • (14) We let out a cheer, executed a U-turn, and set out down the sandy track signposted towards the beach.
  • (15) Bird travelled along the valley road, colliding with oncoming vehicles and a stone wall before turning off the road signposted 'no through road' to Doctor Bridge, Boot.
  • (16) UTV claimed the station was failing in its commitment, signposted to the then BBC governors in 2001, to "expand the range and scope of sports coverage".
  • (17) The internet can't decide Read more Memes aren’t always signposts to a brave new world, however; sometimes they feel positively retro.
  • (18) Certainly, I can't think of another slum in Europe that has broad, well-signposted cycle paths on which stately middle-aged women in headscarves pedal their groceries home.
  • (19) In the middle of the walkway, a big red signpost informs that tipping street performers is optional.
  • (20) Rather than just providing an online directory of services local authorities must signpost the most effective resources.

Waymark


Definition:

  • (n.) A mark to guide in traveling.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There are ancient tracks and waymarked modern paths snaking through mixed woodland.
  • (2) It was opened on 17 June as part of celebrations to mark 100 years of independence from Russia, and €2.5m has been spent updating this 110 sq km area into a modern, accessible, waymarked park, with nature trails, mountain biking routes and pristine lakes and rivers.
  • (3) Continue in a straight line past the entrance to the visitor centre along the hard-surfaced path (waymarked NCN11).
  • (4) 2 Follow the waymarked route down towards the cliff edge.
  • (5) Take the number 5 bus from Ajaccio to the start of the waymarked path (in the car park) and it's a 40-minute round trip to the end of the Pointe de la Parata peninsula.
  • (6) With easy access on to the path and clear waymarking, it’s very easy to walk sections of the route independently, but several tour operators have packages, including British walking specialists Headwater ( headwater.com ) and Inntravel ( inntravel.co.uk ), and local outfits such as Ramblin’tejano ( ramblintejano.com ).
  • (7) The vote in the European parliament elections in May, the likely verdict of the Chilcot inquiry in the summer on the value of Britain's special relationship with America, and the referendum on Scottish independence in September will be three indispensable waymarks that will help chart the shape of modern Britain.
  • (8) The waymarked three-mile route begins at 10,900ft, from a trailhead eight miles south of Breckenridge.
  • (9) It has three waymarked walking routes, ranging from a simple 40 minute stroll (blue waymarkers) to more serious walks (green and red waymarkers) of up to 3 hours.
  • (10) Turn left, following the waymarked route back to the car park.
  • (11) Before reaching the road, take a waymarked path left which eventually leads you on to the road.
  • (12) Leave the coastal path and follow the waymarked path.
  • (13) Counsellor, Waymark Counselling Trust and Arcadia Counselling Service.
  • (14) As I sat staring out to sea I considered how tomorrow maybe I'd drive the 20km to the mountain village of Vero for the 1km waymarked Casteddu Loop, or head a little higher up to Bastelica (around 30km) for some real mountain scenery on a four- or five-hour circular route from the ski resort of Ese.
  • (15) • hackfall.org.uk Paul Kirkwood England Eaves Wood, Silverdale, Lancashire Follow the waymarked route from the National Trust car park along wooded paths, through dappled light and birdsong, into a land of Narnia.