standard gauge
noun
See under gauge(def 13).
Also
especially in technical use,
standard gage.
Origin of standard gauge
First recorded in 1870–75
OTHER WORDS FROM standard gauge
stand·ard-gauge, stand·ard-gauged, adjectiveWords nearby standard gauge
Definition for standard 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
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British Dictionary definitions for standard gauge (1 of 2)
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 railways
See also narrow gauge, broad gauge
adjective standard-gauge, standard-gauged
of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a standard gauge
British Dictionary definitions for standard 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