Is 'meeting post' common in modern business English?

No, it is rare in standard business contexts. 'Meeting point', 'venue', or simply 'where we are meeting' are far more common.

Can 'meeting post' refer to an online location?

Not traditionally. It strongly implies a physical location. An online analogue would be 'meeting link', 'chat room', or 'forum thread'.

What's the difference between a 'meeting post' and a 'landmark'?

A 'landmark' is any prominent feature. A 'meeting post' is a landmark (or any point) specifically designated or traditionally used for gathering people together.

Is this a compound noun like 'bus stop'?

It functions as a compound noun, but it is not as lexicalized or frequent as 'bus stop'. It is more of a descriptive phrase that has become a set collocation in specific contexts.

Is “meeting post” formal?

Meeting post is usually formal, literary, outdoors/scouting in register.

How do you pronounce “meeting post”?

Meeting post: in British English it is pronounced /ˈmiːtɪŋ pəʊst/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˈmiːtɪŋ poʊst/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.

meeting post: meaning, definition, pronunciation and examples

UK/ˈmiːtɪŋ pəʊst/US/ˈmiːtɪŋ poʊst/

Formal, Literary, Outdoors/Scouting

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Quick answer

What does “meeting post” mean?

A designated location, marker, or reference point where people agree to gather or meet, often outdoors, along a route, or in a public space.

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Pronunciation

Definition

Meaning and Definition

A designated location, marker, or reference point where people agree to gather or meet, often outdoors, along a route, or in a public space.

A fixed, known, and often prominent landmark or station used as a rendezvous point; can also refer metaphorically to a regular or scheduled gathering point in a process, discussion, or journey.

Dialectal Variation

British vs American Usage

Differences

Slightly more common in UK English, particularly in historical, scouting, and countryside contexts. In the US, 'meeting point', 'rally point', or 'rendezvous point' are more frequent in general use.

Connotations

UK: Can carry historical/literary or rustic/scouting connotations. US: May sound slightly formal or old-fashioned; 'checkpoint' or 'landmark' might be used for similar concepts in hiking/military contexts.

Frequency

Low frequency in both dialects, but understood. It is a specialized collocation.

Grammar

How to Use “meeting post” in a Sentence

[group/we] + use/designate/establish + [landmark] + as + a meeting post[The/Our] + meeting post + is/was + [prepositional phrase of location][We] + agreed on/met at + the meeting post

Vocabulary

Collocations

strong

designated meeting posttraditional meeting postold oak tree served as a meeting postthe ancient cross is the village meeting post

medium

use as a meeting postestablished meeting postreach the meeting post

weak

central meeting postregular meeting postfind the meeting post

Examples

Examples of “meeting post” in a Sentence

noun

British English

The old market cross has been the town's meeting post for centuries.
The scout leader designated the large pine as our meeting post.

American English

The ranger station will serve as our meeting post if we get separated.
In the pioneer era, a specific rock often acted as a meeting post for settlers.

Usage

Meaning in Context

Business

Rare. Might be used metaphorically in strategic off-sites ('Let this document be our meeting post for future discussions').

Academic

Used in historical, geographical, or anthropological texts describing traditional community gathering places.

Everyday

Uncommon. Might be used in planning a hike or a countryside walk with friends.

Technical

Used in orienteering, scouting, and some military contexts to denote a pre-planned coordinate or landmark for regrouping.

Vocabulary

Synonyms of “meeting post”

Strong

rallying pointassembly point

Neutral

meeting pointrendezvous pointgathering spot

Weak

landmark checkpoint station

Vocabulary

Antonyms of “meeting post”

dispersal pointscatter pointindividual starting point

Watch out

Common Mistakes When Using “meeting post”

Using 'meeting mail' (incorrect), using it for indoor/business meetings (register mismatch), confusing with 'meeting post' as in 'a post about a meeting on a forum' (different sense of 'post').

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

: No, it is rare in standard business contexts. 'Meeting point', 'venue', or simply 'where we are meeting' are far more common.
: Not traditionally. It strongly implies a physical location. An online analogue would be 'meeting link', 'chat room', or 'forum thread'.
: A 'landmark' is any prominent feature. A 'meeting post' is a landmark (or any point) specifically designated or traditionally used for gathering people together.
: It functions as a compound noun, but it is not as lexicalized or frequent as 'bus stop'. It is more of a descriptive phrase that has become a set collocation in specific contexts.
: A designated location, marker, or reference point where people agree to gather or meet, often outdoors, along a route, or in a public space.
: Meeting post is usually formal, literary, outdoors/scouting in register.
: Meeting post: in British English it is pronounced /ˈmiːtɪŋ pəʊst/, and in American English it is pronounced /ˈmiːtɪŋ poʊst/. Tap the audio buttons above to hear it.

Phrases

Idioms & Phrases

“[act/serve] as a meeting post”
“the meeting post of ideas (metaphorical)”

Learning

Memory Aids

Mnemonic

Think of a 'POST' in the ground where you 'MEET' your friends. A physical POST marks the MEETING spot.

Conceptual Metaphor

A POINT IN SPACE IS A POINT IN TIME (e.g., 'We'll meet at that post' parallels 'We'll meet at 3 pm'). A FIXED OBJECT IS AN AGREEMENT (the post physically represents the social agreement to meet).

Practice

Quiz

Fill in the gap

The explorers decided to use the waterfall as their in case they needed to regroup during the jungle trek.

Multiple Choice

In which context is 'meeting post' LEAST likely to be used?