standard gauge
See under gauge (def. 15).
Origin of standard gauge
1- Also especially in technical use, standard gage .
Other words from standard gauge
- standard-gauge, standard-gauged, adjective
Words Nearby standard gauge
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How to use standard gauge in a sentence
The Commonwealth has for some time been considering the conversion of the lines into one standard gauge, the British gauge of 4ft.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThough of narrow gauge the roadbed was laid for standard gauge, and this change can be made at any time.
Guatemala, the country of the future | Charles M. PepperOur car is adapted for service on any standard gauge road, so that we can travel in privacy throughout the United States.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment | Charles E. BoltonThis line has a length of seventy-nine miles, and is of a standard gauge.
Salvador of the Twentieth Century | Percy F. MartinThe Beira line has a two-foot gauge, but is now being enlarged to the standard gauge.
Impressions of South Africa | James Bryce
British Dictionary definitions for standard gauge
a railway track with a distance of 4 ft 8 1/2 in. (1.435 m) between the lines; used on most railways: See also narrow gauge, broad gauge
of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a standard gauge
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