"metre gauge" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} metre gauge (uncountable)
  1. (rail transport) A track gauge of one metre. Wikipedia link: Metre gauge railway Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: meter gage [US] Related terms: metre-gauge [adjective], standard gauge, narrow gauge, broad gauge Translations (track gauge): 米軌 (Chinese Mandarin), 米轨 (mǐguǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Meterspur [feminine] (German), meterspor [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), meterspor [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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