four-foot

Noun

Noun

(uncountable)

(rail transport, colloquial) the space between the rails on a standard gauge railway line.

Origin

From the 4 feet 8½ inch (1435 mm) distance between the rails on a standard gauge railway.

Noun

(uncountable)

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