dolly
(ˈdɒl i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a small locomotive operating on narrow-gauge tracks.
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dolly
Webster Dictionary
a compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc
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broad gauge
Webster Dictionary
a wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge
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indicator
Webster Dictionary
a pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam boiler; an apparatus or instrument for showing the working of a machine or moving part
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gauge
Webster Dictionary
relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it
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gauge
Webster Dictionary
any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge
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defile
Webster Dictionary
any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills, rocks, etc
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narrow
Webster Dictionary
having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority
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g.
(ʒi)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gauge.
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narrow
Webster Dictionary
of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem
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calculate
(ˈkæl kyəˌleɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to determine by reasoning or experience; estimate; gauge.
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wire gauge
(ˈwaɪərˌhɛər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a gauge calibrated for determining the diameter of wire.
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template
(ˈtɛm plɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a pattern, mold, or the like, usu. consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
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narrow
Webster Dictionary
contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a narrow mind; narrow views
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lean-faced
Webster Dictionary
slender or narrow; -- said of type the letters of which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in proportion to their height
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tape
Webster Dictionary
a narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape
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narrow
Webster Dictionary
to contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion
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ten-gauge
(ˈtɛnˌgeɪdʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called 10-gauge shotgun. a shotgun using a shell of approx. 0.775 in. (1.97 cm) in diameter.
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gauging
Webster Dictionary
of Gauge
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gauged
Webster Dictionary
of Gauge
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sea gauge
Webster Dictionary
see under Gauge, n
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gauging rod
Webster Dictionary
see Gauge rod, under Gauge, n
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norma
Webster Dictionary
a templet or gauge
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udometer
Webster Dictionary
a rain gauge
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water gage
Webster Dictionary
see Water gauge
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gage
Webster Dictionary
to measure. See Gauge, v. t
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tenuous
(tenuous)
Princeton's WordNet
very thin in gauge or diameter
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misgauge
(misgauge)
Princeton's WordNet
gauge something incorrectly or improperly
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gage
Webster Dictionary
a measure or standard. See Gauge, n
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tagger
Webster Dictionary
sheets of tin or other plate which run below the gauge
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