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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

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How to use standard gauge in a sentence

The Commonwealth has for some time been considering the conversion of the lines into one standard gauge, the British gauge of 4ft.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Though of narrow gauge the roadbed was laid for standard gauge, and this change can be made at any time.
Guatemala, the country of the future|Charles M. Pepper
Our car is adapted for service on any standard gauge road, so that we can travel in privacy throughout the United States.
The Harris-Ingram Experiment|Charles E. Bolton
This line has a length of seventy-nine miles, and is of a standard gauge.
Salvador of the Twentieth Century|Percy F. Martin

The Beira line has a two-foot gauge, but is now being enlarged to the standard gauge.
Impressions of South Africa|James Bryce

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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