retstok

English translation: yardstick/measuring stick

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Danish term or phrase:retstok
English translation:yardstick/measuring stick
Entered by: Michele Fauble

19:01 Jan 3, 2024
Danish to English translations [PRO]
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Danish term or phrase: retstok
Sporskiftetunger med et skarpt knæk, på grund af driftsuheld, på 10 mm eller derover, målt over en retstok på 1 m, må ikke rettes.
Pernille Kienle
Canada
Local time: 22:44
yardstick
Explanation:
Retstok. = Lang lineal, som regel af træ.
https://www.byggerietsregler.dk/ordbog/retstok/


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Note added at 38 mins (2024-01-03 19:39:39 GMT)
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Wooden yard sticks have been used in homes, shops, workshops and industries for over 130 years.
https://skowheganwoodenrule.com/yard-sticks/

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Note added at 21 hrs (2024-01-04 16:11:08 GMT)
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Synonym for ‘yardstick’: measuring stick
https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/yardstick

measuring stick
Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/measuring-stick
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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 22:44
Grading comment
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yardstick


Explanation:
Retstok. = Lang lineal, som regel af træ.
https://www.byggerietsregler.dk/ordbog/retstok/


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Note added at 38 mins (2024-01-03 19:39:39 GMT)
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Wooden yard sticks have been used in homes, shops, workshops and industries for over 130 years.
https://skowheganwoodenrule.com/yard-sticks/

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Note added at 21 hrs (2024-01-04 16:11:08 GMT)
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Synonym for ‘yardstick’: measuring stick
https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/yardstick

measuring stick
Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/measuring-stick


Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 22:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Christopher Schröder: The idea of a metre-long yardstick is a little comical though😂
12 hrs
  -> Thanks - ‘measuring stick’ might work better.
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