standard gauge

American  

especially in technical use, standard gage

noun

1. gauge15

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standard gauge British  

noun

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

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• standard-gauge adjective
• standard-gauged adjective

Etymology

Origin of standard gauge

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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

Last week, Kenya's and Uganda's transport ministers said they would accelerate another project to build a standard gauge railway to link Naivasha in Kenya and Uganda's capital Kampala.

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 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

The company's plant stretches over 250 acres, contains 310 buildings, 18 miles of standard gauge railway tracks.

From Time Magazine Archive

The marks are fixed by actual trial with a standard gauge, and are artificial, not true, inches.

From A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility by Negretti, Henry