dipstick

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Instead of using a dipstick, the driver via the Information alerted to the need to fill motor oil.

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  1. noun A graduated rod for measuring the depth or amount of liquid in a container, as of oil in a crankcase.
  2. noun Slang A person regarded as foolish or contemptible.

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  • Instead of using a dipstick, the driver via the Information alerted to the need to fill motor oil. —  Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility
  • You can't get a drivers license, almost, without documenting the oil level on the dipstick ... insurance, taxes, all fees paid, personal documentation, etc. —  BlueOregon
  • Mid-upper arm circumference, hemoglobin by color scale, and Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia by rapid diagnostic dipstick were measured. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Slide 62: Evaluation - Investigations • Urinalysis - dipstick, M / C / S, —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Then draw out the oil dipstick, wipe it clean, reinsert it, and then draw it out again.
 

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