- broad-gauge
- or broad-gauged
adjective
Date: 1858
1. wide in area or scope <a broad-gauge effort> 2. comprehensive in outlook, range, or capability <a broad-gauge statesman>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
broad-gauge
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broad gauge — n. a width, between the rails of a railroad, greater than standard gauge (56.5 in, or 143.5 cm) broad gauge adj. broad gauged … English World dictionary
Broad gauge — (Railroad) A wider distance between the rails than the standard gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See {Gauge}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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broad-gauge — /brawd gayj /, adj. 1. Railroads. of or pertaining to equipment designed for a railroad having track of a broad gauge: broad gauge rolling stock. 2. of wide scope, application, or experience: broad gauge efforts to improve the health of our… … Universalium
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broad gauge — /brɔd ˈgeɪdʒ/ (say brawd gayj) noun See gauge (def. 13). Also, broad gage. –broad gauged, adjective …
broad gauge — Railroads. See under gauge (def. 13). Also, esp. in technical use, broad gage. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
broad gauge — noun a railway gauge which is wider than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 1/2 in (1.435 m) … English new terms dictionary
broad gauge — noun a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches • Hypernyms: ↑railroad track, ↑railroad, ↑railway, ↑gauge … Useful english dictionary
