protractors

Maximum and minimum thermometers were taken along to keep a record of the daily temperature, and I also took with me a box of drawing and painting materials, as well as all kinds of instruments for map-making, such as protractors, parallel rules, tape rules, section paper, note-books, etc.

An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

Teams of four receive maps, pencils, protractors and erasers in a sealed packet, and have two hours to plan a triangular route that simulates a bombing run.

The Aeronautical Pentathlon Has Six Events—and Flying Doesn't Count Adam Thompson 2011

There were pallets of supplies to fill the bags with all of the essentials: notebooks, pencils, dictionaries, protractors, rulers, folders, calculators, books and socks.

Backpacks for a New School Year Melanie Grayce West 2011

Having conquered USC, UCLA and most of the other Alpha Betas of the Pac-10, Stanford ' s whiz kids pack their protractors and head to South Florida.

Hollywood Darren Everson 2010

Every day he could be spotted on the Nevada abutment, a kneeling, pith-helmeted figure surrounded by “Keep Out” signs, plotting the map with the aid of an intricate framework of compasses, calipers, and protractors, shunning conversation with inquisitive onlookers.

Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

Office Depot is advertising penny specials on "core back-to-school products," such as two-pocket folders, rulers and protractors, says spokesman Jason Shockley.

Ad Track: Retailers gear up for back-to-school spending 2008

A tall table to either side held inks, pens, pencils, an electric pencil sharpener, various protractors and T-squares, a neat pile of rags, and a jar of water.

Naked Cruelty Colleen McCullough 2010

Every day he could be spotted on the Nevada abutment, a kneeling, pith-helmeted figure surrounded by “Keep Out” signs, plotting the map with the aid of an intricate framework of compasses, calipers, and protractors, shunning conversation with inquisitive onlookers.

Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

He looked at the chart again and measured the distance with protractors, estimated time and speed.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Some fan fic for monday. 2010

So once again Eurpoeans, joined this time by Americans, got out their maps and compasses and protractors and carved up another hunk of the earth that was, at the time, inconveniently occupied by non-Europeans in order to, once again, accommodate the needs of -- Europeans.

Two Changes the World Could Live With 2009