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breaks of gauge

breaks of gauge is the plural of break of gauge.

Meaning of break of gauge

Noun

break of gauge (plural breaks of gauge)

  1. 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

Questions about breaks of gauge

What is breaks of gauge the plural of?
Breaks of gauge is the plural of break of gauge.

Words near breaks of gauge in the dictionary

  1. breaks it
  2. breaks it down
  3. breaks it to
  4. breaks loose
  5. breaks luck
  6. breaks of gauge
  7. breaks off
  8. breaks on
  9. breaks on the wheel
  10. breaks one off
  11. breaks one's ass

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