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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To get an accurate measurement of your waist, use a flexible tape measure to measure around your bare stomach.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
Simply wrap a tape measure around your waist at the level of your belly button.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
Nor did researchers need tape measures, binoculars, or compasses to find their way through the thick foliage.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
And cross my fingers while the postal clerk frowned and brought out her tape measure.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
Simply wrap a tape measure around your waist at the level of your belly button.
—Maggie Aime, Msn, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
Nor did researchers need tape measures, binoculars, or compasses to find their way through the thick foliage.
—Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
And cross my fingers while the postal clerk frowned and brought out her tape measure.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Tape measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20measure. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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