yardstick, yard measure
(noun) a ruler or tape that is three feet long
yardstick
(noun) a measure or standard used for comparison; “on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
yardstick (plural yardsticks)
A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
Source: Wiktionary
Yard"stick`, n.
Definition: A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
