narrow gauge

noun

1. gauge15

narrow gauge

noun

1. a railway track with a smaller distance between the lines than the standard gauge of 56 1 2 in

adjective

1. of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a narrow gauge

Other Words From

• narrow-gauge especially in technical use, narrow-gage adjective
• narrow-gauged especially in technical use, narrow-gaged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of narrow gauge¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Note the numerous narrow-gauge rails lying along the roadside.

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Though of narrow gauge the roadbed was laid for standard gauge, and this change can be made at any time.

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The provincial authorities had recently arranged for the building of a narrow-gauge road from one end of the island to the other.

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The line is single, and has a gauge of three feet, the standard of the existing narrow gauge lines in Ulster.

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Lakelands proper is a contented village of two dozen houses situated on a forlorn, narrow-gauge railroad line.

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