broad-gauge
or broad-gauged
[ brawd-geyj ]
/ ˈbrɔdˌgeɪdʒ /
adjective
Railroads.
of or relating to equipment designed for a railroad having track of a broad gauge: broad-gauge rolling stock.
of wide scope, application, or experience: broad-gauge efforts to improve the health of our citizens.
Origin of broad-gauge
1835–45, for an earlier sense
Words nearby broad-gauge
Definition for broad-gauge (2 of 3)
Also
especially in technical use,
broad gage.
Origin of broad gauge
First recorded in 1835–45
Definition for broad-gauge (3 of 3)
gauge
[ geyj ]
/ geɪdʒ /
verb (used with object), gauged, gaug·ing.
noun
Also
especially in technical use,
gage.
Origin of gauge
1375–1425; late Middle English < Old North French (French
jauge) < Germanic
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British Dictionary definitions for broad-gauge (1 of 2)
broad gauge
noun
a railway track with a greater distance between the lines than the standard gauge of 56 1/2 inches (about 1.44 metres) used now by most mainline railway systems
adjective broad-gauge
of, relating to, or denoting a railway having this track
British Dictionary definitions for broad-gauge (2 of 2)
gauge
gage
/ (ɡeɪdʒ) /
verb (tr)
noun
adjective
(of a pressure measurement) measured on a pressure gauge that registers zero at atmospheric pressure; above or below atmospheric pressure
5 bar gauge See also absolute (def. 10)
Derived forms of gauge
gaugeable or gageable, adjective gaugeably or gageably, adverbWord Origin for gauge
C15: from Old Northern French, probably of Germanic origin