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| broad-gauge |
of or pertaining to railroad equipment used on a broad gauge. [1/2 definitions] |
| float |
a hollow ball used to operate a valve or gauge, as in a toilet tank or gas tank. [1/14 definitions] |
| ga. |
abbreviation of "gauge," a standard of measuring, as for the distance between railroad tracks, the thickness of wire, or the inner diameter of shotgun barrels. |
| gage2 |
variant of gauge. |
| indicator |
an instrument such as a gauge, meter, or dial that shows the performance of a piece of equipment. [1/3 definitions] |
| reading |
the point indicated by a gauge or graded instrument. [1/8 definitions] |
| tatting |
lace made by knotting and looping a strand of heavy gauge cotton or linen thread on a small hand shuttle, often used as trimming. [1/2 definitions] |
| trammel |
a device used to gauge and adjust the alignment of machinery parts; tram. [1/6 definitions] |
| water glass |
a glass water gauge. [1/4 definitions] |
| wire gauge |
a gauge calibrated for determining the diameter of wire or thickness of sheet metal. |
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