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| Messlatte {f}; Meßlatte {f} [alt] | yardstick; staff; measuring rod; measuring staff; surveyor's rod; ranging rod; range pole ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "staff {noun}"){kind=small} |
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| Messlatten {pl}; Meßlatten {pl} | yardsticks; staffs; measuring rods; measuring staffs; surveyor's rods; ranging rods; range poles | |
| Reisemesslatte {f} | folding measuring rod | |
| die Messlatte höher legen [übtr.] | to raise the bar [fig.] |