The phrase "a straight length" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific measurement or distance that is linear and not curved.
Example: "To ensure accuracy in the construction, we need to measure a straight length of the beam before cutting."
Alternatives: "a linear length" or "an uncurved length".
Take the bone-dry shell of a large gourd, a straight length of rosewood and a piece of cow or antelope hide, combine them with 200 years of craftsmanship and 21 strings, and you have the kora: sub‑Saharan Africa's most sophisticated native instrument.
The procedure consists of measuring the vibration transmitted to the operator when the truck is travelling over a test track made up of a straight length of good quality surface with obstacles whose characteristics depend on the type of truck and its wheel characteristics.
Open areas with a straight length of 500 yards or more within five miles (8 km) of the coast or an airfield were considered vulnerable.
When you come to a straight length of road, lift the controller up.
Rather than dipping a straight length of rope into the glycerin, try tying it into a loop or a knot to create soap in different shapes.
"The seamers bowled a heavy straight length early on, then mixed it up with slower ball bouncers and yorkers.
Nesting loggerheads have a straight carapace length of 70-109 cm.
You can go blonde, with wavy, long, locks or a straight, medium length look.
The obtained results show that the straight length has the highest impacts on the performance of TST, followed by the twisted pitch and the serpentine pitch.
"It's a sexy, modern way to transfer lingerie to the leg," said James Mishka, who recommends wearing the boots with bare legs and a straight, knee-length black skirt.
And when he deposits a straight good-length ball from James Anderson over long-on for six, or strokes and bludgeons six fours off a respectable over from Matthew Hoggard with the new ball, there are limits to the scope of a captain to do much about it.
