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
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How to use standard gauge in a sentence
(p. 41) A system of standard gauges and templets for every description of work to be done, is made and kept by this department.
Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives | M. Baird, et. al..It was not attempted to accomplish this object, however, by means of a complete system of standard gauges, until many years later.
Illustrated Catalogue of Locomotives | M. Baird, et. al..Wire for electrical purposes is drawn to a number of different standard gauges.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 | Kempster Miller
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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