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gauges
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Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
gauges
In gunnery, are brass rings with handles, to find the diameter of all kinds of shot with expedition. Also instruments of various kind for verifying the dimensions of cannon and projectiles and the various parts of small-arms. Modern small-arms are made on the interchangeable principle, each part being accurately made to gauges. This principle has revolutionized the manufacture of small-arms. It was first introduced at the U. S. armory, at Harper’s Ferry, by Maj. Wade, of the Ordnance Corps.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gauges in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gauges in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of gauges in a Sentence
Everything in the cockpit was floating in the air. Most of the equipment malfunctioned ... and I couldn't hear the radio. The plane was shaking so hard I could not read the gauges.
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