Gage
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In nature:
- Gage (plum), plumPlumA plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and solitary side buds , the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one...
s of subspecies Prunus domestica ssp. italica- GreengageGreengageThe greengages, also known as the Reine Claudes, are the edible drupaceous fruits of a cultivar group of the common European plum. The first true greengage was bred in Moissac, France, from a green-fruited wild plum originally found in Asia Minor; the original greengage cultivar nowadays survives...
, P. d. ssp. italica var. claudiana
- Greengage
In measurement:
- Gage is a variant spelling of the word gauge
- Stream gaugeStream gaugeA stream gauge, stream gage or gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies of water. Hydrometric measurements of water surface elevation and/or volumetric discharge are generally taken and observations of biota may also be...
, aka Stream gage, a site along a stream where flow measurements are made
In finance:
- A gageGage (finance)In medieval finance, a gage could come in two forms: a mort-gage or a vif-gage. When the owner of property needed liquid resources, they could exchange their property, as a surety, for 'cash.' Since the gage was typically a piece of property which generated revenue In medieval finance, a gage could...
is the root for both a mortgage and vifgage.
In place names:
- Gage, Florida
- Gage County, NebraskaGage County, Nebraska-History:Gage County was formed with land taken from the Oto in an 1854 treaty. It was named after the minister William D. Gage.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 22,993 people, 9,316 households, and 6,204 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per...
- Gage, New MexicoGage, New MexicoGage is a former town in western Luna County, New Mexico, United States. It is found on Interstate 10/U.S. Route 70 twenty miles west of Deming. As of 1930, the population was 102. For some time, it survived as a ghost town, but the ruins have now been razed. A truck stop is all that remains.-...
- Gage, OklahomaGage, OklahomaGage is a town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 442 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Gage is located at ....
- Gage Park, ChicagoGage Park, ChicagoGage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly bungalows. For generations, the neighborhood was Eastern...
- Gage StreetGage StreetGage Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is on the lower hill and between the junction with Cochrane Street and Lyndhurst Terrace, Graham Street and Aberdeen Street. The street is mainly a market.It is named after William Hall Gage.-See also:...
in Hong Kong
In people:
- Gage (surname)Gage (surname)-Politics and government:*Frances Dana Barker Gage, suffragist and women's rights leader*George Gage, 7th Viscount Gage *Henry Gage , American governor of California*Jack R...
- Phineas GagePhineas GagePhineas P. Gage was an American railroad construction foreman now remembered for his improbablesurvival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and...
- Railroad construction foreman with a "hole in his head" (1823–1860)
In other uses:
- Gage Educational Publishing CompanyGage Educational Publishing CompanyGage Educational Publishing Company is a division of Oxford University Press Canada that publishes a variety of educational reference books in Canada. It also publishes books by various authors if the book being published is solely a reference book....
- Gage RoadsGage RoadsGage Roads, is the sea channel in the Indian Ocean offshore from Perth, Western Australia. It was the location of the America's Cup defence in 1986/7, and serves as a shipping lane and anchorage for most sea traffic heading towards the seaport of Fremantle....
, a sea channel near Perth, Western Australia - GreengageGreengageThe greengages, also known as the Reine Claudes, are the edible drupaceous fruits of a cultivar group of the common European plum. The first true greengage was bred in Moissac, France, from a green-fruited wild plum originally found in Asia Minor; the original greengage cultivar nowadays survives...
, a plum-like fruit - John Gage (Emergency!), firefighter/paramedic from the television show Emergency!
- Nathaniel Parker Gage SchoolNathaniel Parker Gage SchoolNathaniel Parker Gage School is an historic structure located in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in the Northwest Quadrant of Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The building now houses condominiums.-History:...
, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D. C.National Register of Historic Places listings in the upper NW Quadrant of Washington, D. C.This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. that are both east of Rock Creek and north of M Street.-Current listings:... - USS Gage (APA-168)USS Gage (APA-168)USS Gage is a Haskell-class attack transport late of the US Navy. She was built and used during World War II. She was of the VC2-S-AP5 Victory ship design type. Gage is named after Gage County, Nebraska...
, US attack transport ship - A. S. Gage RanchA. S. Gage RanchThe A. S. Gage Ranch is a cattle ranch located in Brewster and Presidio Counties in west Texas. Today’s ranch is only a part of what was a once much larger operation founded in 1883 by Alfred S. Gage. It is still in the family, being owned and operated by Alfred’s granddaughters Roxana Hayne and...
, in west Texas - Weather gageWeather gageThe weather gage is a nautical term used to describe the advantageous position of a fighting sailing vessel, relative to another. The term is from the Age of Sail, and is now antiquated. A ship is said to possess the weather gage if it is in any position, at sea, upwind of the other vessel...
, in military sea tactics, a windward position relative to an enemy ship - GreengageGreengageThe greengages, also known as the Reine Claudes, are the edible drupaceous fruits of a cultivar group of the common European plum. The first true greengage was bred in Moissac, France, from a green-fruited wild plum originally found in Asia Minor; the original greengage cultivar nowadays survives...
, a cultivar of the plum
See also
- Gauge (disambiguation)
- Gauntlet (glove)