They have three feet

Usage examples of yardsticks.

And that although actual size or spatial extension is often a good indicator of these yardsticks, it does not necessarily and always translate into simple physical dimensions.

Yet, progress in these operational directions may be in danger of faltering if only old Cold War yardsticks are used to make future force investments and to direct studies about future force structure and associated infrastructure.

When you were out of Friends and couples like himself and Miyume Little were short yardsticks you looked for the long ones, the ones generally just standing close and waiting.