dipstick survey
n.— «He said agents will even check the amount of gasoline in some fuel storage tanks. “We call it the dipstick survey,” he added.» —“Living Cost Council Opens Nationwide Oil Industry Probe” in Washington, D.C. Los Angeles Times July 11, 1973. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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