"""broad Gauge " :: Broad gauge () A wider distance between the rails than the standard gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge..

Abroad :: Abroad (adv.) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad..

Abroad :: Abroad (adv.) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad..

Abroad :: Abroad (adv.) Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad..

Abroad :: Abroad (adv.) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed to narrow; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch broad..

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad expanse of ocean..

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full..

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive..

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Plain; evident; as, a broad hint..

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Free; unrestrained; unconfined.

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Characterized by breadth. See Breadth.

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad joke; broad humor..

Broad :: Broad (superl.) Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent..

Broad :: Broad (n.) The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar..

Broad :: Broad (n.) The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded fen.

Broad :: Broad (n.) A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders.

Broad Church :: Broad Church () A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship..

Broad Seal :: Broad seal () The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or state.

Broad-brimmed :: Broad-brimmed (a.) Having a broad brim.

Broad-horned :: Broad-horned (a.) Having horns spreading widely.

Broad-leafed :: Broad-leafed (a.) Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves..

Broad-leaved :: Broad-leaved (a.) Alt. of Broad-leafe.

Broadax Broadaxe :: Broadax Broadaxe (n.) An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.

Broadax Broadaxe :: Broadax Broadaxe (n.) An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber..

Broadbill :: Broadbill (n.) A wild duck (Aythya, / Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebill, blackhead, raft duck, and scaup duck. See Scaup duck..

Broadbill :: Broadbill (n.) The shoveler. See Shoveler.

Broadbrim :: Broadbrim (n.) A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of the society of Friends..

Broadbrim :: Broadbrim (n.) A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.

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