narrow-gaugeadj.

Brit.

/ˌnarəʊˈɡeɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈnɛroʊˌɡeɪdʒ/

Forms: 1800s– narrow gage (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– narrow gauge.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: narrow gauge n.

Etymology: < narrow gauge n.

1. Railways. Of, designating, or relating to a railway or track of narrow gauge; (of a train) that runs on such a railway.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [adjective] > types of railway

narrow-gauge1844

worked1862

switchback1887

multitracked1931

steamless1970

1844 D. Gooch Diaries 53 It became a fight between the broad-gauge companies and the narrow-gauge companies.

1845 Westm. Rev. 44 247 There is less friction on the curves of the narrow gauge lines than there is on the broad.

1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 117 A notable feature in the life of the Crewe works is the narrow-gauge railway... The gauge of this railway is 18 inches.

1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) I. i. 3 Here..one mounts a narrow-gauge train; and as the small but very powerful engine gets under way, there begins..a steep and steady climb.

1975 J. B. Harley Ordnance Survey Maps iii. 42 A narrow gauge railway is defined as less than 1.435 m.

2000 Times 11 Jan. 3/4 The thieves used a hired open-backed lorry with a mechanical arm to lift the £15,000 narrow-gauge engine from its shed at Crossford Country Park, near Lanark.

2. Chiefly U.S. Of a person: over-dependent on a single approach or line of thought, narrow-minded; provincial. Of a way of thinking: limited, narrow.

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the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > [adjective]

narrowed1599

narrow-minded1611

narrow1612

small1619

narrow1622

tub-brained1634

narrow-souled1641

narrow-spirited1645

narrow-compassed1647

illiberal1649

cat-witted1672

stingy1694

little-minded1707

straitened1712

unenlarged1741

contracted1765

one-eyed1779

unliberalized1793

nippit1808

small-minded1811

narrow-brained1835

narrow visioned1853

thin-minded1862

narrow-gauge1872

one-track1900

narrow-gutted1903

tunnel-visioned1968

1872 Harper's Mag. Mar. 637/2 This infamous proposition was combated by a narrow-gauge member from the ‘outsquirts’ of the Territory.

1906 L. L. Bell Carolina Lee 249 His ideas were on too narrow-gauge a plan to admit the suggestion now.

1941 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 6 732 Whatever the narrow-gauge, single-track minds might say.

1995 New Statesman & Society 24 Nov. 41/2 He can hammer what he calls ‘narrow gauge’ nationalism just as scathingly as the most devoted liberal pluralist.

3. Film. Designating film narrower than the standard width (usually 16 mm rather than 35 mm).

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > filming equipment > [adjective] > type of film

substandard1929

narrow-gauge1939

1939 Public Opinion Q. 3 141 In the schools only narrow-gauge films are used.

1959 W. S. Sharps Dict. Cinematogr. 100/1 Ciné film is designated according to its width, 35 mm. film..being said to be of ‘standard gauge’..the only other professional size of film..is 16 mm. wide and this is termed ‘sub-standard’, or ‘narrow-gauge’.

1985 Back Stage (Nexis) 19 Apr. 79 Narrow gauge films for the home or for informational pictures.

2000 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Sunday Datebk.) 60 He owns enough of the narrow-gauge films..to keep fresh programming going for years.

4. Of tubing or a tubular object: of a smaller than usual diameter.

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1948 Amer. Naturalist 82 61 This suspension was forced through a narrow gauge needle.

1985 C. S. Ward Anaesthetic Equipm. (ed. 2) xi. 235/2 A narrow-gauge catheter inserted into the trachea.

1997 J. Wilson Coarse Fishing Method Man. (1998) 62/3 Sleeve a ½-inch length of narrow-gauge tubing over the bottom (eye) end.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	narrow-gauge
释义	narrow-gaugeadj. Brit. /ˌnarəʊˈɡeɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈnɛroʊˌɡeɪdʒ/ Forms: 1800s– narrow gage (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– narrow gauge. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: narrow gauge n. Etymology: < narrow gauge n. 1. Railways. Of, designating, or relating to a railway or track of narrow gauge; (of a train) that runs on such a railway. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [adjective] > types of railway narrow-gauge1844 worked1862 switchback1887 multitracked1931 steamless1970 1844 D. Gooch Diaries 53 It became a fight between the broad-gauge companies and the narrow-gauge companies. 1845 Westm. Rev. 44 247 There is less friction on the curves of the narrow gauge lines than there is on the broad. 1889 G. Findlay Working & Managem. Eng. Railway 117 A notable feature in the life of the Crewe works is the narrow-gauge railway... The gauge of this railway is 18 inches. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) I. i. 3 Here..one mounts a narrow-gauge train; and as the small but very powerful engine gets under way, there begins..a steep and steady climb. 1975 J. B. Harley Ordnance Survey Maps iii. 42 A narrow gauge railway is defined as less than 1.435 m. 2000 Times 11 Jan. 3/4 The thieves used a hired open-backed lorry with a mechanical arm to lift the £15,000 narrow-gauge engine from its shed at Crossford Country Park, near Lanark. 2. Chiefly U.S. Of a person: over-dependent on a single approach or line of thought, narrow-minded; provincial. Of a way of thinking: limited, narrow. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > narrow-mindedness > [adjective] narrowed1599 narrow-minded1611 narrow1612 small1619 narrow1622 tub-brained1634 narrow-souled1641 narrow-spirited1645 narrow-compassed1647 illiberal1649 cat-witted1672 stingy1694 little-minded1707 straitened1712 unenlarged1741 contracted1765 one-eyed1779 unliberalized1793 nippit1808 small-minded1811 narrow-brained1835 narrow visioned1853 thin-minded1862 narrow-gauge1872 one-track1900 narrow-gutted1903 tunnel-visioned1968 1872 Harper's Mag. Mar. 637/2 This infamous proposition was combated by a narrow-gauge member from the ‘outsquirts’ of the Territory. 1906 L. L. Bell Carolina Lee 249 His ideas were on too narrow-gauge a plan to admit the suggestion now. 1941 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 6 732 Whatever the narrow-gauge, single-track minds might say. 1995 New Statesman & Society 24 Nov. 41/2 He can hammer what he calls ‘narrow gauge’ nationalism just as scathingly as the most devoted liberal pluralist. 3. Film. Designating film narrower than the standard width (usually 16 mm rather than 35 mm). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > filming equipment > [adjective] > type of film substandard1929 narrow-gauge1939 1939 Public Opinion Q. 3 141 In the schools only narrow-gauge films are used. 1959 W. S. Sharps Dict. Cinematogr. 100/1 Ciné film is designated according to its width, 35 mm. film..being said to be of ‘standard gauge’..the only other professional size of film..is 16 mm. wide and this is termed ‘sub-standard’, or ‘narrow-gauge’. 1985 Back Stage (Nexis) 19 Apr. 79 Narrow gauge films for the home or for informational pictures. 2000 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Sunday Datebk.) 60 He owns enough of the narrow-gauge films..to keep fresh programming going for years. 4. Of tubing or a tubular object: of a smaller than usual diameter. ΚΠ 1948 Amer. Naturalist 82 61 This suspension was forced through a narrow gauge needle. 1985 C. S. Ward Anaesthetic Equipm. (ed. 2) xi. 235/2 A narrow-gauge catheter inserted into the trachea. 1997 J. Wilson Coarse Fishing Method Man. (1998) 62/3 Sleeve a ½-inch length of narrow-gauge tubing over the bottom (eye) end. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1844
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