broad-gauge
Wider than standard
Broad-gauge describes railway track wider than the standard gauge of 4 feet 8½ inches.
Figuratively, broad-gauge means wide-ranging or comprehensive in scope: a broad-gauge education, a broad-gauge thinker.
The metaphor suggests expansive capacity rather than narrow specialization.
Also spelled broad-gage.
Path or monitored route
- railsGuiding metal bars
- sleepersUnactivated spies or surprise hits
- ballastShip stability material
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
carriage · freight · platform · terminus · junction · signal · railcar · coupler
Receptive to different ideas
- tolerantAccepting of differences
- inclusiveCovering all members
- expansiveCovering a large area
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
wide-ranging · generous · liberal · flexible · accepting · cosmopolitan · pluralistic · eclectic
Marks showing passage
- constructionProcess of building something
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
viaducts · terminals · capacity · expansion · corridors · foundations · investment · modernization
track
Path or monitored route
locomotive · carriage · freight · platform · terminus · junction · signal · railcar · coupler · buffer
open-minded
Receptive to different ideas
comprehensive · wide-ranging · generous · liberal · flexible · accepting · cosmopolitan · pluralistic · eclectic · far-reaching
tracks
Marks showing passage
- constructionProcess of building something
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
bridges · viaducts · terminals · capacity · expansion · corridors · foundations · investment · modernization · connectivity
broad-gaugenarrow
Of small width
narrow-minded · limited · restricted · parochial · provincial
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