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yardstick measuring rod thirty-six inches long standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged metre stick yardstick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

gauge

loading gauge Lorentz gauge Lorenz gauge marking gauge McLeod gauge metre-gauge metre gauge, meter gauge mixed gauge narrow-gauge narrow gauge out of gauge