narrow–gage
narrow–gaged
Definition of narrow–gage
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 standards — Lewis Mumford
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Definition of narrow–gage
: a narrow-gage railway, track, locomotive, or car
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