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broad-gauge

broad-gauge adjective: relating to broad gauge or having a broad gauge.

Adjective

broad-gauge (not comparable)

  1. Relating to broad gauge or having a broad gauge.
    • a broad-gauge railroad track
    • Broad-gauge track consists of both bullhead and flat-bottom rails, carried on a variety of sleepers—treated soft wood, hard wood, steel trough—and cast-iron pots and plates.1950 February, W. Dendy, “Impressions of the Indian Railways—3”, in Railway Magazine, page 120
  2. Comprehensive; wide in scope.

Questions about broad-gauge

What does broad-gauge mean?
Broad-gauge means relating to broad gauge or having a broad gauge.
What part of speech is broad-gauge?
Broad-gauge is an adjective.

Words near broad-gauge in the dictionary

  1. broad-brushed
  2. broad-brusher
  3. broad-brushers
  4. broad-brushes
  5. broad-brushing
  6. broad-gauge
  7. broad-headed bug
  8. broad-headed bugs
  9. broad-leaf
  10. broad-leafs
  11. broad-leaved

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