narrow-gage

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adjective

variants or less commonly narrow-gaged
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1
: using track of less than standard gage
a narrow-gage railway
also : of a gage less than standard
narrow-gage track
2
usually narrow-gauge : restricted, provincial, petty
narrow-gauge views
the stereotypes of narrow-gauge business standardsLewis Mumford

narrow-gage

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noun

: a narrow-gage railway, track, locomotive, or car

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“Narrow-gage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrow-gage. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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