standard gauge

noun

See under gauge (def. 13).

Also especially in technical use, standard gage .

Origin of standard gauge

First recorded in 1870–75

OTHER WORDS FROM standard gauge

standard-gauge, standard-gauged, adjective

Words nearby standard gauge

standard dollar, Standard English, standard error, standard error of difference, standard function, standard gauge, standard generalized mark-up language, Standard Grade, standard housing benefit, standardization, standardize

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Example sentences from the Web for standard gauge

The first standard-gauge railroad construction began in 1947.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
The standard-gauge railroads also are now carried up much closer.
Fighting the Boche Underground|Harry Davis Trounce
All these shovels were on standard-gauge track, and were moved back from 300 to 500 ft. from the working face during blasting.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|F. Lavis
A total of 937 miles of standard-gauge railway track was laid in France with material shipped from this country.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

Twelve-inch naval guns were run up on this standard-gauge railroad and often fired from one to two miles back of the trenches.
Fighting the Boche Underground|Harry Davis Trounce

British Dictionary definitions for standard gauge

standard gauge

noun

a railway track with a distance of 4 ft 8 1/2 in. (1.435 m) between the lines; used on most railwaysSee also narrow gauge, broad gauge

adjective standard-gauge, standard-gauged

of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a standard gauge

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单词	standard gauge
释义	standard gauge noun See under gauge (def. 13). Also especially in technical use, standard gage . Origin of standard gauge First recorded in 1870–75 OTHER WORDS FROM standard gauge standard-gauge, standard-gauged, adjective Words nearby standard gauge standard dollar, Standard English, standard error, standard error of difference, standard function, standard gauge, standard generalized mark-up language, Standard Grade, standard housing benefit, standardization, standardize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for standard gauge The first standard-gauge railroad construction began in 1947. Area Handbook for Albania\|Eugene K. Keefe The standard-gauge railroads also are now carried up much closer. Fighting the Boche Underground\|Harry Davis Trounce All these shovels were on standard-gauge track, and were moved back from 300 to 500 ft. from the working face during blasting. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910\|F. Lavis A total of 937 miles of standard-gauge railway track was laid in France with material shipped from this country. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell Twelve-inch naval guns were run up on this standard-gauge railroad and often fired from one to two miles back of the trenches. Fighting the Boche Underground\|Harry Davis Trounce British Dictionary definitions for standard gauge standard gauge noun a railway track with a distance of 4 ft 8 1/2 in. (1.435 m) between the lines; used on most railwaysSee also narrow gauge, broad gauge adjective standard-gauge, standard-gauged of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a standard gauge Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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