Topic: WEAPONS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old North French |
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gauge1 also gage American English
[countable]
[countable]1 an instrument for measuring the size or amount of something
instrument
TM2 a measurement of the width or thickness of something such as wire or metal : 
a 27 gauge needleheavy gauge black polythene
width/thickness
a 27 gauge needleheavy gauge black polythene3 something that helps you make a judgment about a person or situation : Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending. The tests will give parents a gauge of how their children are doing.
a gauge of something
Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending.The tests will give parents a gauge of how their children are doing.4 the distance between the lines of a railway or between the wheels of a train :
railway
TTT broad/narrow gauge (=with more/less than the standard distance between the rails)
5 the width of the barrel of a gun : a 12-gauge shotgun
gun
PMWa 12-gauge shotgun
