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n.1. a width, between the rails of a railroad, less than standard (56.5 in, or 143.5 cm)☆ 2. a narrow-gauge railroad or carnarrow-gaugeadj.narrow-gauged
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Narrow gauge — Narrow Nar row (n[a^]r r[ o]), a. [Compar. {Narrower} (n[a^]r r[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Narrowest}.] [OE. narwe, naru, AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.] 1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narrow gauge — n. 1. a width, between the rails of a railroad, less than standard (56.5 in, or 143.5 cm) ☆ 2. a narrow gauge railroad or car narrow gauge adj. narrow gauged … English World dictionary
narrow gauge. — narrow gauge; esp. in technical use, narrow gage, adj. narrow gauged; esp. in technical use, narrow gaged, adj. See under gauge (def. 13). [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
narrow gauge. — narrow gauge; esp. in technical use, narrow gage, adj. narrow gauged; esp. in technical use, narrow gaged, adj. See under gauge (def. 13). [1835 45] … Useful english dictionary
narrow gauge — narrow .gauge n [U and C] a size of railway track of less than standard width ▪ a narrow gauge railway … Dictionary of contemporary English
narrow-gauge — broad or narrow gauge In railway construction, respectively greater or less than standard gauge, in Britain 1.435 metres (561/2 inches) • • • Main Entry: ↑gauge narrˈow gaugeˈ adjective (of a railway) less than 4ft 81/2in (about 1.4m) in gauge •… … Useful english dictionary
narrow-gauge — See narrow gauge. * * * … Universalium
narrow-gauge — adj. Narrow gauge is used with these nouns: ↑railway, ↑track … Collocations dictionary
Narrow gauge railway — Track gauge by size Broad gauge St … Wikipedia
Narrow gauge railways in Saxony — The narrow gauge railways in Saxony was once the largest single operator narrow gauge railway network in Germany. At its peak shortly after World War I the network had more than 500 km (311 mi) of tracks. At first, it was primarily… … Wikipedia
