broad-gauge

adjective

ˈbrȯd-ˈgāj 

variants or broad-gauged

ˈbrȯd-ˈgājd 

1

: wide in area or scope

a broad-gauge effort

2

: comprehensive in outlook, range, or capability

a broad-gauge statesman

Synonyms

• comprehensive
• full
• complete
• panoramic
• general
• large

Examples of broad-gauge in a Sentence

a broad-gauge book about roses that covers just about everything you could want to know about roses

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for broad-gauge

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• onstage
• outrage
• pelage