noun (n)

• a measure or standard used for comparison

  mengukur atau piawai digunakan untuk perbandingan

  Example:
  On what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a ruler or tape that is three feet long

  penguasa atau pita itu tiga meter

  Synonym:
  yard measure
  

  source: wordnet30
• A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.

  tongkat tiga kaki, atau sebuah halaman, sepanjang, digunakan sebagai ukuran kain, dll.

  source: webster1913