meter II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. meterstokka metre rule, a folding rule a metre rulemeterstokk
2. brukt som etterledd i sammensetninger om strekning, seilbåt, stupebrett eller annet som er så mange meter som førsteleddet sier used as a final element in compounds for a distance, sailing boat, diving board or anything else that is as many metres as the first element says
   in words such as:i ord som femmetera five-metre diving board · the five-metre line in football, halvmeterhalf a metre, seksmeterthe six-metre line in handball · a six-metre class racing yacht, titusenmeterthe ten thousand metres