six foot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the area between the closest rails of two parallel standard gauge railway lines, regardless of the actual distance.

Word forms

six foot 6-foot six-foot

Etymology

From the nominal distance of six feet between two adjacent railway lines in Great Britain.

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