foot level

American  

noun

1. a foot rule, hinged in the middle, having a spirit level in one section and a graduated arc from which the angle made by the two sections can be read.

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Etymology

Origin of foot level

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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foot level

And avalanches and mudflows cascaded down to the 6,400 foot level.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 7, 2012

There were windows just above the sidewalk at foot level, and more at head level, too.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

The hydraulic pump now working at the 3,000 foot level of the shaft is the deepest in the world.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

We descended to the seven hundred foot level, where the day before a pile of ore had been blasted down.

From History of California by Helen Elliott Bandini

The tank whence the water is taken is 426 feet higher than the top of the shaft, therefore the vertical pressure upon the hydraulic pump at the 3,000 foot level is 3,426 feet.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various