standard gauge
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Etymology
Origin of standard gauge
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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To measure underlying inflation, the new chairman has urged the central bank to look at alternatives to its standard gauge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics showed its standard gauge railway hauled 6 million metric tons of cargo last year, from 5.4 million a year earlier.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023
"Eventually, this standard gauge railway will still be complete because it is part of what we call the Belt and Road Initiative," said James Macharia, Kenya's transport minister.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2021
Though chess has lately been the best-publicized measure of a machine's humanity, it is not the standard gauge.
From Time Magazine Archive
The standard gauge in Russia is 5 ft., that of Spain and Portugal about 5 ft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various
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