Meanings
nounbroad gauge (plural broad gauges)
plural broad gauges · alternative broad gage
- rail transportA track gauge that is greater than standard gauge.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 寬軌 /宽轨
- 寬軌 /宽轨 (kuānguǐ)a railway gauge greater than the standard gauge
Czech široký rozchod
- široký rozchoda railway gauge greater than the standard gauge
Dutch breedspoor
- breedspoora railway gauge greater than the standard gauge
German Breitspur
- Breitspura railway gauge greater than the standard gauge
Japanese 広軌
- 広軌 (kōki)a railway gauge greater than the standard gauge
Korean 광궤
- 광궤 (gwanggwe)a railway gauge greater than the standard gauge
Polish rozstaw szeroki
- rozstaw szerokia railway gauge greater than the standard gauge
Cite this entry
APA
broad gauge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20gauge
MLA
“broad gauge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20gauge. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broad gauge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broad%20gauge.
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