"tape measure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tape measure, tape measure, tape measures
Etymology: : tape measure < → δείτε τις λέξεις tape και measure
  1. η μεζούρα, η μετροταινία
    Sense id: el-tape_measure-en-noun-jOYauHZa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: measuring tape, tape
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  "etymology_text": ": tape measure < → δείτε τις λέξεις tape και measure",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tape measure"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tape measure",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tape measures",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My mother uses a tape measure when she sews.",
          "translation": "Η μητέρα μου χρησιμοποιεί μεζούρα όταν ράβει."
        },
        {
          "text": "You’ll need a tape measure to make sure the distances are correct.",
          "translation": "Θα χρειαστείς μετροταινία για να βεβαιωθείς ότι οι αποστάσεις είναι σωστές."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η μεζούρα, η μετροταινία"
      ],
      "id": "el-tape_measure-en-noun-jOYauHZa"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "measuring tape"
    },
    {
      "word": "tape"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tape measure"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": tape measure < → δείτε τις λέξεις tape και measure",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tape measure"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tape measure",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tape measures",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My mother uses a tape measure when she sews.",
          "translation": "Η μητέρα μου χρησιμοποιεί μεζούρα όταν ράβει."
        },
        {
          "text": "You’ll need a tape measure to make sure the distances are correct.",
          "translation": "Θα χρειαστείς μετροταινία για να βεβαιωθείς ότι οι αποστάσεις είναι σωστές."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η μεζούρα, η μετροταινία"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "measuring tape"
    },
    {
      "word": "tape"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tape measure"
}

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