| 单词 | gauge of way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgauge of way 3. spec. The distance between the rails of a railway, tramway, etc.; more fully gauge of way; also, the distance between the opposite wheels of a carriage. mixed gauge: a broad and narrow gauge laid down together. See also broad gauge n., narrow gauge n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > permanent way > space between rails > gauge wide gauge1837 narrow gauge1839 gauge1841 broad gauge1844 1841 S. C. Brees Gloss. Civil Engin. Gauge of Way (as applied to railways), the width in the clear between the top flanches or rounded rims of the rails. 1847 J. R. McCulloch Descr. & Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire (ed. 3) II. iii. v. 57 The distance between the opposite rails, or width of gauge, which, of course, determines the width of the carriage. 1860 O. W. Holmes Professor at Breakfast-table v. 145 The engine-driver of our broad-gauge mail-train. 1862 S. Smiles Lives Engineers III. 165 When forming the road, the proper gauge had also to be determined. What width was this to be? The gauge of the first tramroad laid down had virtually settled the point. The gauge of wheels of the common vehicles of the country..which were first used on the tramroads—was about 4 feet 8½ inches. And so the first tramroads were laid down of this gauge. 1876 F. S. Williams Midland Railway 555 Formerly there was the mixed gauge for both broad and narrow gauge trains; but the outer rail has been removed. 1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 198/2 The track is of the usual gauge. < as lemmas |
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