narrow gauge


noun
  1. See under gauge (def. 15).

Origin of narrow gauge

1
First recorded in 1835–45

Other words from narrow gauge

  • narrow-gauge; especially in technical use, narrow-gage, adjective
  • narrow-gauged; especially in technical use, narrow-gaged, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for narrow gauge

narrow gauge

noun
  1. a railway track with a smaller distance between the lines than the standard gauge of 56 1/2 in

adjectivenarrow-gauge, narrow-gauged
  1. of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a narrow gauge

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