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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.

See also

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