metre gauge en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meter gauge | alternative | lexicographic | |
| meter gage | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
narrow gauge · metre-gauge · standard gauge · broad gauge
Translations (5)
cmn 米軌 /米轨 (track gauge) · nb meterspor (track gauge) · nb meterspor (track gauge) · de Meterspur (track gauge) · pl rozstaw metrowy (track gauge)