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A track gauge less than standard gauge; such tracks; a railway that uses them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: railroad track, railroad, railway, gauge
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Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
窄軌 /窄轨
(zhǎiguǐ)
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Czech:
úzký rozchod
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Danish:
smalspor
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Dutch:
smalspoor
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Finnish:
kapearaiteinen
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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French:
voie étroite
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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German:
Schmalspur
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Hungarian:
kisvasút
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Italian:
scartamento ridotto
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Japanese:
狭軌
(kyōki)
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Korean:
협궤
(hyeopgwe)
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Latvian:
šaursliežu
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Norwegian Bokmål:
smalspor
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
smalspor
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Polish:
rozstaw wąski
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Portuguese:
via estreita
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Portuguese:
caminho de ferro de via estreita
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Spanish:
vía estrecha
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Spanish:
ferrocaril de vía estrecha
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
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Swedish:
smalspår
— a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge
