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break-of-gauge station

break-of-gauge station noun: a railway station where railways of different track gauges meet, and where transhipment of goods and passengers takes place. Some of these stations have a bogie changing facility.

break-of-gauge station: a railway station where railways of different track gauges meet, and where transhipment of goods...
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Noun

break-of-gauge station (plural break-of-gauge stations)

  1. a railway station where railways of different track gauges meet, and where transhipment of goods and passengers takes place. Some of these stations have a bogie changing facility.

Forms of break-of-gauge station

pluralbreak-of-gauge stations

Questions about break-of-gauge station

What does break-of-gauge station mean?
Break-of-gauge station means a railway station where railways of different track gauges meet, and where transhipment of goods and passengers takes place. Some of these stations have a bogie changing facility.
What part of speech is break-of-gauge station?
Break-of-gauge station is a noun.
What is the plural of break-of-gauge station?
The plural of break-of-gauge station is break-of-gauge stations.

Words near break-of-gauge station in the dictionary

  1. break-evens
  2. break-fast
  3. break-fasts
  4. break-in
  5. break-ins
  6. break-of-gauge station
  7. break-of-gauge stations
  8. break-off
  9. break-offs
  10. break-promise
  11. break-promises

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