"break-of-gauge station" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: break-of-gauge stations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} break-of-gauge station (plural break-of-gauge stations)
  1. (rail transport) a railway station where railways of different track gauges meet, and where transhipment of goods and passengers takes place. Some of these stations have a bogie changing facility. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Related terms: break of gauge Translations (break-of-gauge station): sporbruddstasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-break-of-gauge_station-en-noun-pEGl5xFs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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