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n.
  1. A distance between the rails of a railroad track that is less than the standard width of 561/2 inches (143.5 centimeters).
  2. A locomotive, car, or railway line of this gauge.
narrow-gauge nar'row-gauge' (năr'ō-gāj') or nar'row-gauged' (-gājd') adj.

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