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Gale
see synonyms of galeNoun
1. gale
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Gale
see synonyms of galenoun
1.
a strong wind, specifically one of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
2. (often plural)
a loud outburst, esp of laughter
3. archaic, poetic
a gentle breeze
noun
short for sweet gale
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Gale
see synonyms of gale noun
1.
a.
a strong wind
b. Meteorology
a wind ranging in speed from 32 to 63 miles per hour
see the Beaufort scale in the Reference Supplement2. Archaic
a breeze
3. US
a loud outburst
a gale of laughter
noun
sweet gale
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Gale
see synonyms of galen.
1.
a. A wind with a speed of from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour; 63 to 74 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale. Also called fresh gale.
b. A storm at sea.
2. often gales A forceful outburst: gales of laughter.
n.
The sweet gale.
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