a railway track with a smaller distance between the lines than the standard gauge of 56 in
of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a narrow gauge
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nar′row gauge′.
nar′row-gauge′;
[esp. in technical use,] nar′row-gage′, adj.
nar′row-gauged′* [esp. in technical use,] nar′row-gaged′, adj.
- Rail TransportSee under gauge (def. 13).
- 1835–45
[esp. in technical use,] nar′row-gage′, adj.
nar′row-gauged′* [esp. in technical use,] nar′row-gaged′, adj.
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