Broad Gauge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Railroads.
  1. See under gauge (def. 15).
adjective
  1. of or relating 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 citizens.
noun
  1. a railway track with a greater distance between the lines than the standard gauge of 56 1/2 inches (about 1.44 metres) used now by most mainline railway systems
adjective broad-gauge
  1. of, relating to, or denoting a railway having this track
Broad Gauge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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