"yardstick" in German yardstick Maßstab Messlatte Meßlatte Detailed translations for "yardstick" yardstick yardstick(also: benchmark, measurement, gauge, rule) der Maßstab{masculine} I don't think that sanity is a yardstick by which Vandal Savage can be measured. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Vernunft ist kein Maßstab für Vandal Savage. The yardstick of civilization. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Der Maßstab der Zivilisation. yardstick(also: staff, measuring rod, measuring staff, surveyor's rod) die Messlatte{feminine} yardstick(also: staff, measuring rod, measuring staff, surveyor's rod) die Meßlatte{feminine} English synonyms for "yardstick" yardstick {n} yard measure