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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Broad" gauge`\ (Railroad)
A wider distance between the rails than the ``standard''
gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See {Gauge}.
| Pronunciation: | brod geyj | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches | ||
| See Also: | railroad, railroad track, railway | ||
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| Definition: | \Broad" gauge`\ (Railroad)
A wider distance between the rails than the ``standard''
gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See {Gauge}.
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