Broad Gauge - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: broad gaugeBroad gauge
A wider distance between the rails than the ldquostandardrdquo gauge of four feet eight inches and a half See Gauge...
Gauging rod
See Gauge rod under Gauge n...
Gauged
Tested or measured by or conformed to a gauge...
Sea gauge
See under Gauge n...
Gauge of Railways
Gauge of Railways, their measure or width; fixed, with some exceptions, at 4 feet 8' inches in Great Britain, and 5 feet 3 inches in Ireland, by 9 & 10 Vict. c. 57....
Broad
Wide extend in breadth or from side to side opposed to narrow as a broad street a broad table an inch broad...
Broad-arrow
Broad-arrow, use as a Government mark, is thought to have had a Celtic origin; and the so-called arrow may be the ' or ', the broad a of the Druids. This letter was typical of superiority either in rank and authority, intellect, or holiness; and is believed to have stood also for king or prince. Public stores are marked with the Broad Arrow. See (English) Public Stores Act, 1875....
Broad-halfpenny, or Broad half penny
Broad-halfpenny, or Broad half penny. See BORD-HALFPENNY....
Broad leaved
Having broad or relatively broad leaves in contrast to needlelike or scalelike leaves...
Broad brimmed
Having a broad brim...
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