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standard gauge

n.

1. A railroad track having a width of 56 ¹/₂ inches (143.5 centimeters).

2. A railroad or railroad car built to standard gauge specification.

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standard gauge

Noun

a railway track with a distance of 56¹⁄₂ inches (1.435 m) between the lines: used on most railways

Adjective

standard-gauge

denoting a railway with a standard gauge

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

standard gauge - railroad track having the standard width of 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