hand level

noun

, Surveying.

1. a leveling instrument held in the hand and used for approximate work at short distances.

Example Sentences

Wooden pegs were placed at hand level here and there, and a rag rug in bright colors lay on the floor by the bed.

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I held my left hand level before me, and swept off the upturned palm with my right.

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And then a-holding of her hand level below her eyes, so that she might not discern the ground, "Is he dead?"

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Kazu placed his hand level with an elevated balcony leading to this and we scrambled off.

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“No higher than this,” retorted the gypsy, holding her hand level with her brow.

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