METRESTICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does metrestick mean? 

• METRESTICK (noun)
  The noun METRESTICK has 1 sense:

1. a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters)

  Familiarity information: METRESTICK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METRESTICK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

meterstick; metrestick

Hypernyms ("metrestick" is a kind of...):

rule; ruler (measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)