break of gauge
break of gauge noun: an occurrence where a railway with one track gauge meets another railway of a different gauge, thus requiring transhipment of goods and passengers, or a change of bogies on the train.
Noun
break of gauge (plural breaks of gauge)
- an occurrence where a railway with one track gauge meets another railway of a different gauge, thus requiring transhipment of goods and passengers, or a change of bogies on the train.
- The first through consignment ever to travel to Russia by way of the Eastern Region's Harwich-Zeebrugge train ferry - two tons of furniture and other household items - left London early in March on a 1,850-mile journey to Moscow; [...] being transferred to a Russian wagon at the Polish frontier...1960 May, “Talking of Trains: News in brief”, in Trains Illustrated, page 265
Forms of break of gauge
| plural | breaks of gauge |
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| alternative form | break-of-gauge |
Words formed from break of gauge
Questions about break of gauge
- What does break of gauge mean?
- Break of gauge means an occurrence where a railway with one track gauge meets another railway of a different gauge, thus requiring transhipment of goods and passengers, or a change of bogies on the train.
- What part of speech is break of gauge?
- Break of gauge is a noun.
- What is the plural of break of gauge?
- The plural of break of gauge is breaks of gauge.
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