I. adjective
also narrow-gaged | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷
1. : using track of less than standard gage
a narrow-gage railway
also : of a gage less than standard
narrow-gage track
2. usually narrow-gauge : restricted , provincial , petty
narrow-gauge views
the stereotypes of narrow-gauge business standards — Lewis Mumford
II. ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: narrow-gage (I)
: a narrow-gage railway, track, locomotive, or car