standard gauge
noun
See under gauge (def. 15).
Origin of standard gauge
1First recorded in 1870–75
- Also especially in technical use, standard gage .
Other words from standard gauge
- standard-gauge, standard-gauged, adjective
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How to use standard gauge in a sentence
Standard gage railway dump cars, Figs. 66 and 67, have nearly gone out of use.
Steam Shovels and Steam Shovel Work | E. A. HermannIt was mixed in a Ransome mixer, elevated so as to deliver the batches into cars on a standard gage track.
Concrete Construction | Halbert P. Gillette
British Dictionary definitions for standard gauge
standard gauge
noun
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
adjectivestandard-gauge, standard-gauged
of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a standard gauge
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