break of gauge en · NOUN
Meanings
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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 because of the break of gauge.
1960 May, “Talking of Trains: News in brief”, in Trains Illustrated, page 265:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breaks of gauge | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| break-of-gauge | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
pl przekroczenie toru (break of gauge) · nb sporbrudd (break of gauge)