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dipstick
[ dip-stik ]
noun
- a rod for measuring the depth of a liquid; especially, a thin metal rod used to measure the oil level in the crankcase of an automotive engine.
- Slang. fool; jerk.
dipstick
/ ˈ»åɪ±èËŒ²õ³Ùɪ°ì /
noun
- a graduated rod or strip dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
- slang.a fool
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The company says heat and pressure can build up in the transmission, expelling fluid from the dipstick tube.
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Eventually, I found the dipstick which reads nothing.
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Silva jumped right into the preflight inspection, calculating the fuel levels with a dipstick.
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The task of periodically checking the liquids was typically carried out by a young Russian who climbed on top of the tanks with a dipstick.
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"If you are relying on dipstick testing and the patients has symptoms of a UTI, you cannot rule out the possibility of false negative test," he says.
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