gale

(gāl)
n.

1. 1. 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.
   2. A storm at sea.
2. A forceful outburst: gales of laughter.
3. Archaic. A breeze.

[Origin unknown.]

gale² (gāl)
n.
The sweet gale.

[Middle English gail, from Old English gagel.]

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noun

A natural movement or current of air: air, blast, blow¹, breeze, gust, wind¹, zephyr. See breath/breathlessness.

[gāl]

n. 1. a wind of force 7 to 10 on the Beaufort scale (28-55 knots or 32-63 mph).

2. a storm at sea.

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IN BRIEF: A strong wind.

The pilot of a small plane said that he had been caught in a one hundred fifty mile gale, which held his plane perfectly still. — James Keller.

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Persistent strong winds with a mean speed exceeding 30 knots or gusts of 43 to 51 knots. Its value is 8 on Beufort’s scale. Gales are normally associated with strong pressure gradients, depressions, and storms. See also Beufort’s scale.

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For a list of words related to gale, see:

• Storms - gale: moderate windstorm, 32 to 63 mph, esp. at sea
• Winds - gale: 32-63 mph wind
• Windy weather
• Seamanship and Port - gale: strong wind of 30-55 knots (32-63 mph)

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Common misspelling(s) of gale

• gae

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - storm

idioms:

• gale force    storm styrke
• gales of laughter    stormende latter

2.
n. - blæst, brise

Nederlands (Dutch)
stormwind, windkracht 7 tot 9, lachbui

Français (French)
1.
n. - vent violent, coup de vent

idioms:

• gale force    force du vent
• gales of laughter    (fig) éclats de rire

2.
n. - myrtille sauvage, buisson, (Bot) galle

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Sturm, frischer Wind

idioms:

• gale force    Sturmstärke
• gales of laughter    eine Lachsalve

2.
n. - Gagelstrauch, Heidemyrte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μετεωρ.) θύελλα, φουρτούνα, ανεμοθύελλα, έκρηξη

idioms:

• gale force    ισχύς θυέλλης
• gales of laughter    δυνατά γέλια

Italiano (Italian)
tempesta, burrasca

idioms:

• gale force    da bufera
• gale of    tempesta di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ventania (f), brisa (f) (Poét.), explosão (f) (esp. de riso)

idioms:

• gale force    força (f) do vento
• gale of    explosão (f) (esp. de riso)

Русский (Russian)
шторм, очень сильный ветер, периодическая выплата ренты, восковник

idioms:

• gale force    резкое усилие
• gale of    взрыв

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - viento tempestuoso, galerna, vendaval

idioms:

• gale force    fuerza de tempestad, fuerza de vendaval
• gales of laughter    carcajadas, torrentes de risa

2.
n. - hierba aromática de los páramos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - storm, utbrott, terminsbetalning (av arrende el. hyra)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂风, 定期租金, 大风

idioms:

• gale force    大风, 风力
• gales of laughter    阵阵笑声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狂風, 定期租金, 大風

idioms:

• gale force    大風, 風力
• gales of laughter    陣陣笑聲

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 광풍, 돌발

2.
n. - (관목의 일종) 들버드나무

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 強風, 爆発, 嵐, 疾風

idioms:

• gale force    風力
• gale of    ～の嵐

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عاصفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סופה, התפרצות‬
n. - ‮שיח הגדל בביצות‬

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