gauge - use in sentences

Object

  • opinion: A number of surveys to gage customer opinion have been used.

Converse of object

  • knit: Fine gage knit, tubular body construction for shape retention.

Adjective modifier

  • 2ft: Perhaps Orenstein & Koppel's design was specifically developed to obtain a lower center of gravity on 2ft gage?
  • narrow: In 1922 a narrow gage electric railroad opened to take passengers the full length of the Pier.
  • 4ft: The tramway was 4ft 2in gage and originally single track with passing places.
  • 3in: Corris is unusual in that it has a 2ft 3in gage.
  • 1ft: An inside framer, Penrhyn had had a bit of a job to reduce her from 2ft to 1ft 10¾in gage.
  • 5ft: Unfortunately it is a 5ft gage Finnish locomotive and therefore will not be useable on the main Epping Ongar Railroad line.

Modifies a noun

  • railroad: This is a narrow gage railroad however bicycles can be carried on request.
  • boson: Quartic gage boson couplings are implemented according to the Standard Model only ( no anomalous couplings ).
  • locomotive: We come now to the three 5ft 6in gage locomotives.
  • tramway: From its head 3 foot gage tramway tracks led to the working faces.
  • loco: It was built in 1863 and was the first ( alongside sister engine Princess ) 2ft gage steam loco built.
  • steam: It was the first line in the world to be designed from it's outset as a narrow gage steam hauled system.

Noun used with modifier

  • 0in: In addition to the 2ft 6in gage line, there were at one time two 2ft 0in gage lines operating in the works.
  • feeler: Check your tuning, then re-check the gap with the feeler gage and re-adjust as needed.
  • loading: Built for speed, with gentle gradients, it had a generous loading gage, to match the hoped for larger continental wagons.
  • strain: Strain gages are used for determining the strains of components under load.
  • tide: Location of the Newlyn tide gage, UK © What is GLOSS?
  • temp: Engine temp gage always remains steady, just under half, where it's always run once warmed up.

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