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Narrow gauge   /nˈɛroʊ geɪdʒ/   Listen
Narrow gauge

noun
1.
A railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches.






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"Narrow gauge" Quotes from Famous Books



... very warm, but not hot enough to keep us from going to the lake as usual this morning. The ride is about eighteen miles long, and is always more or less pleasant. The cars, often long trains, are narrow gauge, open, and airy. The bathing is delightful, but wholly unlike anything to be found elsewhere. The wonderfully clear water is cool and exhilarating, but to swim in it is impossible, it is so heavy from its large percentage ...
— Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 • Frances M.A. Roe



Words linked to "Narrow gauge" :   gauge, railroad, railway, railroad track



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