lee gauge
noun Nautical.
See under gauge(def 17).
Words nearby lee gauge
ledger strip,
ledgy,
ledoux,
ledyard,
lee,
lee gauge,
lee shore,
lee tide,
lee, robert e.,
leeboard,
leech
Definition for lee gauge (2 of 2)
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
OTHER WORDS FROM gauge
British Dictionary definitions for lee gauge
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