Meanings
nounnarrow gauge (plural narrow gauges)
plural narrow gauges · alternative narrow gage
- rail transportA track gauge less than standard gauge; such tracks; a railway that uses them.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 窄軌 /窄轨
- 窄軌 /窄轨 (zhǎiguǐ)a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Czech úzký rozchod
- úzký rozchoda railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Danish smalspor
- smalspora railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Dutch smalspoor
- smalspoora railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Finnish kapearaiteinen
- kapearaiteinena railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
French voie étroite
- voie étroitea railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
German Schmalspur
- Schmalspura railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Hungarian kisvasút
- kisvasúta railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Italian scartamento ridotto
- scartamento ridottoa railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Japanese 狭軌
- 狭軌 (kyōki)a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Korean 협궤
- 협궤 (hyeopgwe)a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Latvian šaursliežu
- šaursliežua railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Norwegian Bokmål smalspor
- smalspora railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Polish rozstaw wąski
- rozstaw wąskia railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Portuguese via estreita, caminho de ferro de via estreita
- via estreitaa railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
- caminho de ferro de via estreitaa railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Spanish vía estrecha, ferrocaril de vía estrecha
- vía estrechaa railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
- ferrocaril de vía estrechaa railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Swedish smalspår
- smalspåra railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
Cite this entry
APA
narrow gauge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrow%20gauge
MLA
“narrow gauge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrow%20gauge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “narrow gauge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/narrow%20gauge.
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