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Meaning of metre gauge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A track gauge of one metre.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Meterspur

Examples

“The first thing that strikes the stranger is the sharpness of the curves on the metre gauge; it is not unusual for a long train⟳ to be travelling in three directions at once, and the engine is frequently in full view⟳ of the windows of the ninth or tenth carriage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

metre per second metre stick metre-kilogram-second metre-kilogramme-second metre-ton-second metre-tonne-second

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