railroad gauge

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• gauge — gauge1 [ geıdʒ ] noun count * 1. ) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something: the fuel/gas/pressure gauge a rain/snow/hail gauge 2. ) usually singular a fact or event that can be used for judging someone or something: New orders… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Railroad Development Corporation — is a railroad holding company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.RDC operates several short line railroads outside the United States and acts as an investor, with management and institutional investors as partners.Henry Posner III is a founding… …   Wikipedia

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• railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… …   Universalium

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• Railroad tie — While wooden ties dominate North American railways, concrete is widely used in other parts of the world. A railroad tie/railway tie (North America), or railway sleeper (Europe) is a rectangular item used to support the rails in railroad tracks.… …   Wikipedia

• gauge — gaugeable, adj. gaugeably, adv. /gayj/, v., gauged, gauging, n. v.t. 1. to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure. 2. to appraise, estimate, or judge. 3. to make conformable to a standard. 4. to mark or measure… …   Universalium

• railroad track — noun a line of track providing a runway for wheels he walked along the railroad track • Syn: ↑railroad, ↑railway • Derivationally related forms: ↑railroad (for: ↑railroad) …   Useful english dictionary

• Railroad car — A railroad car or railway carriage is a vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway) that is used for the carrying of cargo or passengers. Cars can be coupled together into a train and hauled by one or more locomotive. Passenger cars… …   Wikipedia

• gauge — I. noun also gage Etymology: Middle English gauge, from Anglo French Date: 15th century 1. a. a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: as (1) the distance between the rails of a railroad (2) the size of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• railroad — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. railway; main or trunk line, spur; model railroad; tramline, tramway, trolley or streetcar line, street railway, subway. See transportation. v., informal, rush or push through, expedite; slang, frame …   English dictionary for students