yardstick

Noun

 * 1) A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
 * 2)  A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.
 * 3) * 2008 April 8, Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, “Attacks in Baghdad spiked in March, U.S. data show”, in International Herald Tribune, 2008 April 8 edition, “Africa &amp; Middle East” section,
 * Attacks against civilians in the capital remained relatively unchanged: 69 in March from 62 in February. &para; However, another yardstick, the number of civilian deaths tracked by the Iraqi government, shot up last month after several months of decline.
 * Attacks against civilians in the capital remained relatively unchanged: 69 in March from 62 in February. &para; However, another yardstick, the number of civilian deaths tracked by the Iraqi government, shot up last month after several months of decline.

Translations

 * Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎶᏍᏗ
 * Finnish: jaardin mitta
 * Irish: slat tomhais
 * Navajo: bee ídaʼneelʼąąhí
 * Polish:
 * Scottish Gaelic: slat-tomhais
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: pangyarda


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 * Japanese: 判断の尺度
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 * Bokmål: målestokk
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 * Scottish Gaelic: slat-tomhais
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