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Standard Gauge

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Noun

1. standard gauge

railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Standard Gauge

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noun
1. 
a railway track with a distance of 4 ft 81⁄2 in. (1.435 m) between the lines; used on most railways
See also narrow gauge, broad gauge
adjective standard-gauge, standard-gauged
2. 
of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a standard gauge

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Standard Gauge

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1. 
a width of 56.5 in (143.5 cm) between the rails of a railroad track, established as standard
2. 
a railroad having such a gauge
3. 
a locomotive or car for tracks of such a gauge

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Standard Gauge

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n.
1. A standardized distance of 56.5 inches (143.5 centimeters) between the rails of a railroad track.
2. A locomotive, car, or railway line of this gauge.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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