post

post [-s] n

  1. Stake; pole; upright piece of timber; vertical wooden support for a fence.
  2. Phrase. “Guide post”: sign; marker; indicator; notice board; [fig.] evidence; indication; signal; clue; hint.

post [-s] n

  1. <sup>2</sup> [Fr. < It. posta, station, stand.] (webplay: door, express). Messenger; herald; dispatcher; informer; letter carrier.