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metre gauge

metre gauge noun: a track gauge of one metre.

Noun

metre gauge (uncountable)

  1. A track gauge of one metre.
    • The first thing that strikes the stranger is the sharpness of the curves on the metre gauge; it is not unusual for a long train to be travelling in three directions at once, and the engine is frequently in full view of the windows of the ninth or tenth carriage.1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 263

metre gauge meaning in Tamil

metre gauge in Tamil

குறுகிய இருப்புப் பாதை, மீட்டர் இருப்புப் பாதை

Forms of metre gauge

alternative formmeter gauge
alternative formmeter gage

Questions about metre gauge

What does metre gauge mean?
Metre gauge means a track gauge of one metre.
What is metre gauge in Tamil?
Metre gauge in Tamil is குறுகிய இருப்புப் பாதை, மீட்டர் இருப்புப் பாதை. See Metre gauge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is metre gauge?
Metre gauge is a noun.

Words near metre gauge in the dictionary

  1. metramorphosis
  2. metras
  3. metratonia
  4. metrazol
  5. metre
  6. metre gauge
  7. metre per second
  8. metre stick
  9. metre sticks
  10. metre-gauge
  11. metre-kilogram-second

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