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narrow gauge

1. A distance between the rails of a railroad track that is less than the standard width of 56 ¹/₂ inches (143.5 centimeters).

2. A locomotive, car, or railway line of this gauge.

narrow-gauge (n

-g

), narrow-gauged (-g

) adj.

narrow gauge

(Transport / Railways) a railway track with a smaller distance between the lines than the standard gauge of 56½ inches

adj narrow-gauge, narrow-gauged

(Transport / Railways) of, relating to, or denoting a railway with a narrow gauge

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Noun

narrow gauge - a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches

railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"

gauge - the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

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