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out of gauge

out of gauge prepositional phrase: of cargo: that cannot be loaded in a standard dry container due to its excessive dimensions or weight.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Of cargo: that cannot be loaded in a standard dry container due to its excessive dimensions or weight.
  2. Of rail vehicles, or loads carried on freight vehicles: where dimensions exceed the loading gauge or structure gauge for a particular line or route.
    • During the year 1949, well over 7,500 exceptional and out-of-gauge loads were carried in the London Midland Region of British Railways. Among them were railway coaches for Egypt, locomotives for Ireland, and specially-constructed wagons and large pieces of machinery for various parts of the world.1950 February, “Notes and News: Out-of-Gauge Loads, L.M.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 140

Questions about out of gauge

What does out of gauge mean?
Out of gauge means of cargo: that cannot be loaded in a standard dry container due to its excessive dimensions or weight.
What part of speech is out of gauge?
Out of gauge is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of gauge in the dictionary

  1. out of fix
  2. out of focus
  3. out of form
  4. out of frame
  5. out of gas
  6. out of gauge
  7. out of gear
  8. out of hand
  9. out of harness
  10. out of heart
  11. out of heat

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