hito
milestone
noun EE-toh Rare
Origin: From Latin fictus via Old Spanish, originally a boundary post driven into the ground.
Also means
landmark
Usage Note
Hito literally referred to a stone post marking a boundary or route (mojón); today it is almost always figurative: un hito histórico ('a historic milestone'). The same idea of fixedness survives in the set phrase mirar de hito en hito ('to stare fixedly at someone'). Hito is always masculine and is a high-frequency word in journalism and essays.
Examples
"La misión lunar fue un hito de la humanidad."
Natural Translation
The moon mission was a milestone for humanity.

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