narrow gauge

See also: narrow-gauge

English

Alternative forms

• narrow gage (USA)

Noun

narrow gauge (plural narrow gauges)

1. (rail transport) A railway gauge (distance between the two lines) that is less than the standard gauge (often quoted as 56 inches)

Related terms

• metre gauge
• narrow-gauge (adjective)

Translations

a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge

• Czech: úzký rozchod m
• Finnish: kapearaiteinen
• German: Schmalspur f
• Latvian: šaursliežu
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: smalspor n

  Nynorsk: smalspor n

• Polish: kolej wąskotorowa