straightedge

Definitions

Cars & Driving

• noun a rule-type tool without graduation for checking, e.g. warp of cylinder block and head

Construction

• A rigid, straight piece of wood or metal used to strike off or screed a concrete surface to proper grade, or to check the flatness of a finished grade. See also rod, screed, and strike off. See also rod.

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Contexts for “straightedge”

2 definitions in context
• Cars & Driving
• Construction