ADJ
- accurate
- fuel, oil, petrol
- depth, pressure, temperature
VERB + GAUGE
- check, glance at, look at, read
- The pilot checked the fuel gauge frequently
GAUGE + VERB
- read sth, show sth, tell sb sth
- The petrol gauge was reading 'full' . The depth gauge tells you how deep you have dived
VERB + GAUGE
- adopt
- Eventually all the British railway companies adopted the standard gauge of 4 feet 8,1/2 inches
VERB + GAUGE
- be seen as, serve as
- This company is seen as a gauge of Britain's industrial well-being