tape measure
noun
: a narrow strip (as of a limp cloth or steel tape) marked off in units (such as inches or centimeters) for measuring
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At the Chelsea production offices, an elevator door opened and there was Bing, magisterial in every respect: a lean, muscular hundred and forty-five pounds and, by the prop department’s tape measure, forty-two inches tall from his forepaws to the top of his skull.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
One of the few differentiators among tape measures is their ability to extend without collapsing.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
One of the few differentiators among tape measures is their ability to extend without collapsing.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 25 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tape measure
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“Tape measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20measure. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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