1. a long narrow strip of cloth, plastic, or metal marked with measurements, used for measuring distances or lengths

Examples

• The carpenter used a tapeline to measure the length of the board.
• She pulled out a tapeline to check if the couch would fit through the doorway.
• The surveyor stretched the tapeline across the property line.
• He kept a small tapeline in his toolbox for quick measurements.
• The seamstress used a flexible tapeline to measure around the customer’s waist.
• They marked every foot along the tapeline to make reading easier.