"narrow gauge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: narrow gauges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} narrow gauge (plural narrow gauges)
  1. (rail transport) A track gauge less than standard gauge. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: narrow gage [US] Related terms: narrow-gauge [adjective], standard gauge, broad gauge, metre gauge Translations (a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge): 窄軌 (Chinese Mandarin), 窄轨 (zhǎiguǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), úzký rozchod [masculine] (Czech), smalspor [neuter] (Danish), smalspoor [neuter] (Dutch), kapearaiteinen (Finnish), voie étroite [feminine] (French), Schmalspur [feminine] (German), kisvasút (Hungarian), scartamento ridotto [masculine] (Italian), 狭軌 (kyōki) (Japanese), šaursliežu (Latvian), smalspor [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), smalspor [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kolej wąskotorowa (Polish), via estreita [feminine] (Portuguese), caminho de ferro de via estreita [masculine] (Portuguese), vía estrecha [feminine] (Spanish), ferrocaril de vía estrecha [masculine] (Spanish), smalspår [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-narrow_gauge-en-noun-cSIznRgd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge",
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      "sense": "a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge",
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      "sense": "a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge",
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      "sense": "a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge",
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