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or less commonly narrow-gaged \ ¦⸗(ˌ)⸗¦⸗ \
Definition of narrow-gage
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
narrow-gage
nounDefinition of narrow-gage (Entry 2 of 2)
: a narrow-gage railway, track, locomotive, or car
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