Definition of "tape measure" []

• A tape of cloth, paper, or steel marked off in a linear scale, as of inches or centimeters, for taking measurements. Also called tapeline. (noun)

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• "Balthazzar took out his tape measure and slid it around her waist, and chest, and even her upper arms, and shook his head."
• "Sketching floor plans on the back of a pizza box, he paced the living room, tape measure in hand."
• "English and Negrone brought a tape measure and camera and walked around the scene, snapping pictures and measuring the gangways and garage and distances from the alley."