noun
definition
Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
definition
Something valuable deposited as a guarantee or pledge; security, ransom.
verb
definition
To give or deposit as a pledge or security; to pawn.
definition
To wager, to bet.
definition
To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
Examples of gage in a Sentence
He was silent and she glanced around to gage his response.
Ne'Rin, my sister Gage is looking for you.
The proclamation of the new Joseph, emperor was a gage of defiance thrown down to Magyars 1848.
She lifted the lid and studied the gage.
In the latter case it will be necessary to gage the lime plaster with gypsum onto a drying initial thin coat of pure gypsum.
Small 1-1/2 " dual scale dial tire gage fits handlebar or seat pack.
They are served by an inclined railroad, of standard gage worked by a steam haulage engine of colliery type.
Both locomotives were still busy marshaling some enormous bogie hopper wagons that were being filled via tips from the narrow gage line above.
We will try to locate a small winter snow pack and gage its melt rate in relation to glacial ice.
Get someone to turn the ignition whilst you watch the gage.
This is another new and exciting product in our range of strain gage instrumentation.
The once extensive 3ft 0in gage ironstone system at Eastwell in northeast Leicestershire also had a snowplow.
Yang-Mills Theory of weak isospin [1,2,3] The first work on non-Abelian gage theories was done by Yang and Millis.
And morein las only young Julian who had jumped has been a. Loaded with gage buckshot your new book bears repeating occurances that when.
They are constructed from 3mm gage 316 stainless steel and come with a removable lid securely located with stainless steel clips.
Tom Shelley reports A retired designer is building ' OO ' gage model locomotives that run on real live steam.
It was built in 1863 and was the first 2ft gage steam loco built.
Those who said the system would not work away from narrow gage locos have already been proved wrong.
The standard gage locos of more modern design have the plate inside the cab, near the driver's controls.
There is a fine selection of preserved narrow gage locomotives, at least two of which are in steam on Open Days.
We come now to the three 5ft 6in gage locomotives.
Among this short list were a couple of two-foot gage 0-6-2 saddle tank locomotives.
Main air duct pressures were monitored using a water gage manometer.
More extensive market research was carried out to gage the reactions of consumers.
For more accurate information you may also choose to install an anemometer mast to gage wind speed data over a given period.
This was treated with compound, and a heavy gage felt covering was cemented all over with a cold mastic.
Suitable gages have been made, although I rely more heavily on my digital micrometer than the track gage.
The SciFi Channel floated a four-hour miniseries of the new Battlestar Galactica to gage reaction, and it came back favorably.
Ingrid signaled to me that she had found an octopus, but I pointed to my air gage, and to the beach.
Additional consultation will take place with residents to gage local opinion on the future of parking on these two roads.
Visqueen Cover - supplied with 600 gage UVI stabilized clear polythene.
It was not intended to gage public opinion but to start a political debate around the proposals currently being debated in Parliament.
Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, this narrow gage railroad is an International Historic Civil Engineering landmark.
Mr Gage and Mr Gibson both sang again, and then Mr Mackenzie played some scotch reels in splendid style.
Each hospital must gage the benefits of cell salvage in its own setting.
This gun uses the standard 12 gage shotgun shells.
The dashboard includes a speedometer, rev counter and coolant temperature gage to allow you to keep all parameters under control.
Arcs for the rev counter and fuel gage peek out from the sides of the large speedometer and are flanked by warning lights.
If the voltage stabilizer is faulty then the fuel gage reading will also be innacurate.
It was built in 1863 and was the first (alongside sister engine Princess) 2ft gage steam loco built.
The reduction factor for elastic modulus of light gage steel is assumed to be identical to that of carbon steel.
The simplest way to gage the likely interest for big properties is to ask local estate agents - and use a little subterfuge.
Eleven dimensional supergravity contains a three-form gage field, with a four-form field strength.
Here the gage symmetry is hidden by spontaneous symmetry breaking.
New instruments include a tachometer, trip computer, fuel gage and engine temperature indicator.
Narrow gage saddle tank No.2 of the mining company heads away from the quarry with a rake of tippler wagons.
A tool leasing scheme has been started by the Gage and toolmakers Association to help both toolmakers and molders.
The Seaton tramway The Tramway Today The Seaton Tramway is a charming narrow gage tram line operated by miniature replica streetcars.
A narrow gage tramway would take up a fraction of the space needed for the CDTS scheme.
From its head 3 foot gage tramway tracks led to the working faces.