1. a measuring stick or ruler that is one meter long, typically marked with centimeter divisions

Examples

• The teacher used a meterstick to measure the length of the classroom.
• Students lined up their metersticks to measure the hallway.
• The meterstick showed that the table was 80 centimeters wide.
• She marked off one-meter intervals using her meterstick.
• The science lab had several metersticks for measuring experiments.
• He placed the meterstick against the wall to check its height.