"Elevation here's eight hundred and thirty meters," he said.

The meter said the new frequency was 13.2 Hertz.

"Fifteen meters," the science officer said without even seeming to notice.

If the meter says 4:00, you know the tape will be pulled in four hours.

This meter says there's enough fuel left to run the generators for another fifty years or so.

A. Whatever the meter says, plus a tip if you are feeling generous.

"Four hundred meters," said Bill, giving them the altitude.

"About 60 meters, that way," the young man said, pointing.

Three hundred meters," Fess said, "the same distance we have come from the first stone.

"The shuttle's still on the platform, about a hundred meters from the city's edge," he said.