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1. (n.) gale
a very strong wind.
2. gale
a wind of 32–63 mph (14–28 m/sec).
3. gale
a noisy outburst:
a gale of laughter.
4. gale
Archaic. a gentle breeze.
Etymology: (1540–50; of uncert. orig.)
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| Definition of 'gale' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gale
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
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1. (noun) gale
a very strong wind
Outside, a gale was blowing.
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| Definition of 'gale' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gale
a strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests
2. (noun) gale
a moderate current of air; a breeze
3. (noun) gale
a state of excitement, passion, or hilarity
4. (noun) gale
a song or story
5. (noun) gale
a plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America
6. (noun) gale
the payment of a rent or annuity
7. (verb) gale
to sale, or sail fast
8. (verb) gale
to sing
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Sense: a strong wind
Many trees were blown down in the gale.
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 Afrikaans: stormwind |
 Arabic: ريحٌ شديدَه |
 Bulgarian: вихър |
 Brazilian: ventania |
 Czech: vichřice |
 German: der Sturm |
 Danish: storm |
 Greek: θύελλα |
 Spanish: vendaval, galerna |
 Estonian: tormituul |
 Farsi: تند باد |
 Finnish: puhuri |
 French: grand vent |
 Hebrew: סְעָרָה |
 Hindi: आंधी |
 Croatian: snažan vjetar |
 Hungarian: erős szél |
 Indonesian: angin kencang |
 Icelandic: hvassviðri, stormur, rok |
 Italian: burrasca |
 Japanese: 強風 |
 Korean: 강풍 |
 Lithuanian: vėtra |
 Latvian: vētra; auka |
 Malay: angin kencang |
 Dutch: storm |
 Norwegian: storm, sterk vind |
 Polish: wichura |
 Persian: تند باد |
 Pashto: سيلۍ، توفان شديدباد، هيجا |
 Portuguese: ventania |
 Romanian: vijelie |
 Russian: буря |
 Slovak: víchrica |
 Slovenian: hud veter |
 Serbian: olujni vetar |
 Swedish: stark blåst, storm |
 Thai: ลมแรง |
 Turkish: fırtına |
 Taiwanese: 狂風 |
 Ukrainian: шторм |
 Urdu: تیز ہوا کا جھکڑا |
 Vietnamese: cơn gió mạnh |
 Chinese: 大风 |
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