单词 | broad-gauged |
释义 | broad-gaugedadj. 1. Railways. That has a broad gauge (broad gauge n. 1); relating to or operating on a railway with a broad gauge; = broad gauge adj. 1. ΘΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [adjective] > types of track or rail slow1799 fast1814 fish-jointed1855 prismoidal1874 broad-gauged1881 monorail1885 unballasted1887 sleepered1894 monoline1902 wide gauge1982 1846 Bradshaw's Railway Gaz. 30 May 140/2 The inconvenience may be obviated by some mechanical contrivance by which broad gauged carriages may be adapted to the halting and oscillating movement of the narrow gauge. 1914 Outlook 2 Dec. 771/2 Finnish money has built the broad-gauged railway and heavy iron bridges that can carry troops..directly from Petrograd to Tornea. 2021 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 11 Dec. 7 Another $25m would be required to buy new trains and carriages that could operate across both standard and broad-gauged track on the existing rail corridor. 2. Chiefly North American. figurative and in extended use. Wide in outlook, application, or scope; broad-minded; = broad gauge adj. 2. ΘΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective] unpossesseda1586 affectionless1595 respectless1598 unprejudicating1602 spacious1609 unprejudicate1609 unprejudicated1609 undifferencing?1624 unprepossessed1629 imprejudicate1640 unprejudiced1641 unprejudicial1641 unpreoccupated1641 unsuperstitious1652 moderate1654 unforestalled1657 unengaged1659 equipondious1661 uncaptivated1678 unbiased1686 unbigoted1711 Whiggish1715 open-minded1748 progressive1780 liberal1781 prejudiceless1830 broad1832 great-eyed1850 synoptic1852 undogmatic1857 undogmatical1863 superstitionless1879 race-blind1900 personless1932 verlig1968 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adjective] > inclusive or comprehensive largea1400 wide1534 capable1592 inclusive1604 comprehensive1614 all-comprehensive1650 complexive1654 diffused1658 comprehensional1673 perileptic1678 all-encompassing1805 unexcluding1822 widish1845 all-embracing1847 unexclusive1852 all-inclusive1858 broad1872 embracive1897 periscopic1912 wide-angle1932 umbrella1949 1866 D. W. Hoyt Rec. Hoyt Family Meeting 20 The long life, health, and continued prosperity of our broad-shouldered, broad-gauged cousins in Stamford. 1881 Chicago Times 4 June Everything broad-gauged and in liberal proportions. 1962 Washington Daily News 17 July 26/2 Anthony Roberts is appealing in a broad-gauged way as the kid brother. 1992 Raritan Summer 171 (advt.) A broad-gauged discussion of freedom of expression in America. 2002 NIH Alumni Assoc. Newslet. Summer 14/1 Elias is one of the most broad-gauged people that I know in the field of medicine and biomedical science. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmasˈbroad-gauged ˈbroad-gauged adj. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [adjective] > types of track or rail slow1799 fast1814 fish-jointed1855 prismoidal1874 broad-gauged1881 monorail1885 unballasted1887 sleepered1894 monoline1902 wide gauge1982 1881 Chicago Times 4 June Everything broad-gauged and in liberal proportions. < as lemmas |
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