standard gauge
noun
: a railroad gauge of 4 feet 8¹/₂ inches (1435 millimeters)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The standard gauge railroad was built in 1901 by the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co., reaching Bald Knob to haul lumber to the mill located in Cass. 
Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022 Although the term can apply to any currency, the U.S. dollar is considered the standard gauge. Robert D. Hershey Jr., WSJ, 2 Nov. 2021 In addition, the development of new standard gauge high-speed lines in Spain gave the country another opportunity to link its network to France. Ben Jones, CNN, 7 Sep. 2021 As well as a new Iran-Turkmenistan link and a standard gauge railway into Afghanistan completed in December 2020, there is a proposal to reopen a line to Azerbaijan, creating a new corridor between Iran, Russia and Georgia. Ben Jones, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021 To cut expenses, Reynolds decided to build a narrow gauge track--only three feet between the rails rather than the standard gauge of four feet, 8.5 inches. Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2020 The steep standard gauge railway takes passengers through tunnels, verdant mountainsides, and foaming waterfalls. Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 16 Apr. 2020 Meanwhile Kenya is struggling to finance its debt due in part to borrowing from the Chinese to finance large infrastructure projects such as a $3.8 billion standard gauge railway line. Tom Odula, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2020 Meanwhile, Kenya is struggling to finance its debt due in part to borrowing from the Chinese to finance large infrastructure projects such as a $3.8 billion standard gauge railway line. Darlene Superville, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2020 See More
Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2022 Although the term can apply to any currency, the U.S. dollar is considered the standard gauge. Robert D. Hershey Jr., WSJ, 2 Nov. 2021 In addition, the development of new standard gauge high-speed lines in Spain gave the country another opportunity to link its network to France. Ben Jones, CNN, 7 Sep. 2021 As well as a new Iran-Turkmenistan link and a standard gauge railway into Afghanistan completed in December 2020, there is a proposal to reopen a line to Azerbaijan, creating a new corridor between Iran, Russia and Georgia. Ben Jones, CNN, 15 Aug. 2021 To cut expenses, Reynolds decided to build a narrow gauge track--only three feet between the rails rather than the standard gauge of four feet, 8.5 inches. Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2020 The steep standard gauge railway takes passengers through tunnels, verdant mountainsides, and foaming waterfalls. Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 16 Apr. 2020 Meanwhile Kenya is struggling to finance its debt due in part to borrowing from the Chinese to finance large infrastructure projects such as a $3.8 billion standard gauge railway line. Tom Odula, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2020 Meanwhile, Kenya is struggling to finance its debt due in part to borrowing from the Chinese to finance large infrastructure projects such as a $3.8 billion standard gauge railway line. Darlene Superville, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above