narrow gauge

nar·row gauge

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Definitions of narrow gauge words

noun narrow gauge a standard of measure or measurement. 1
noun narrow gauge a standard dimension, size, or quantity. 1
noun narrow gauge any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something, especially for measuring a dimension, quantity, or mechanical accuracy: pressure gauge; marking gauge. 1
noun narrow gauge a means of estimating or judging; criterion; test. 1
noun narrow gauge extent; scope; capacity: trying to determine the gauge of his own strength. 1
noun narrow gauge Ordnance. a unit of measure of the internal diameter of a shotgun barrel, determined by the number of spherical lead bullets of a diameter equal to that of the bore that are required to make one pound: a twelve-gauge shotgun. 1

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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