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gale
The definition of a gale is a powerful wind, or a loud outburst of emotion.
(noun)- An example of a gale is a hurricane.
- An example of a gale is a group of friends standing on a cliff and having fun yelling in unison into a canyon.
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See gale in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a strong wind
- Meteorol. a wind ranging in speed from 32 to 63 miles per hour
- Archaic a breeze
- ☆ a loud outburst: a gale of laughter
Origin: prob. < Scand, as in Shetland Is. dial. galder, howling wind, OIce gal, a howling: for IE base see yell
noun
sweet gale
Origin: ME gawel < OE gagel, akin to Ger gagel
See gale in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- 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.
- A forceful outburst: gales of laughter.
- Archaic A breeze.
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Origin: Origin unknown
.noun
The sweet gale.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English gail
Origin: , from Old English gagel
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