"broad gauge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: broad gauges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} broad gauge (plural broad gauges)
  1. (rail transport) A track gauge that is greater than standard gauge. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: broad gage [US] Related terms: broad-gauge [adjective], standard gauge, narrow gauge, metre gauge Translations (a railway gauge greater than the standard gauge): 寬軌 /宽轨 (kuānguǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), široký rozchod [masculine] (Czech), breedspoor (Dutch), Breitspur [masculine] (German), 広軌 (kōki) (Japanese)

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