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The correct spelling is gauges.
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noun
Say it like: Gau-jes
The correct spelling is gauges. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard For example: "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."
Usage Examples
“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.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
- 2.An act of measuring.
- 3.An estimate.
- 4.Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
- 5.A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes.
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