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gage

1. something deposited as security against the fulfilment of an obligation; pledge

2. (formerly) a glove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat

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Gage

Thomas. 1721--87, British general and governor in America; commander in chief of British forces at Bunker Hill (1775)

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gage [gāj]

Also spelled gauge.

(civil engineering)

The distance between the inner faces of the rails of railway track; standard gage in the United States is 4 feet 8½ inches (1.44 meters).

(design engineering)

A device for determining the relative shape or size of an object.

The thickness of a metal sheet, a rod, or a wire.

(engineering)

The minimum sieve size through which most (95% or more) of an aggregate will pass.

(ordnance)

The interior diameter of the barrel of a shotgun expressed by the number of spherical lead bullets fitting it that are required to make a pound.

(textiles)

A measure of the density of knit cloth, given in the number of stitches in 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters).