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Noun: meterstick
Usage: US (elsewhere: metrestick)
  1. A rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters)
    "The carpenter used a meterstick to measure the length of the room";
    - metrestick [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: metersticks

Type of: rule, ruler

Encyclopedia: Meterstick