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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Check the dimensions that each airline will allow for personal items, then grab a tape measure to get the dimensions of your bag.
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Adrienne So, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
Experts recommend taking photos from several difference angles and including any references, such as a tape measure, to capture the extent of the damage.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Story continues below advertisement The judges asked for a tape measure, but no one had one.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
To figure out your waist circumference, wrap a tape measure around your middle section, right at your belly button.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
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Adrienne So, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
Experts recommend taking photos from several difference angles and including any references, such as a tape measure, to capture the extent of the damage.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Story continues below advertisement The judges asked for a tape measure, but no one had one.
—Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
To figure out your waist circumference, wrap a tape measure around your middle section, right at your belly button.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Tape measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20measure. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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