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1. (n.) Beaufort scale
a scale for indicating the force or speed of wind, using numbers from 0 to 12 or sometimes 17.

Etymology: (1855–60; after Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857))

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1. (noun) Beaufort scale, wind scale
an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)

2. (noun) Beaufort scale
a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind

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