gage vs water gage

gage and water gage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gage	Yes	No	Yes	No
water gage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, water gage is a hyponym of gage; that is, water gage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gage:

gage: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
water gage: gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir

gage (noun)	water gage (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.	gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir
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gage (verb)	water gage (verb)
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