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gale1 definition

gale (gāl)

noun

    1. a strong wind
    2. Meteorol. a wind ranging in speed from 32 to 63 miles per hour
  2. Archaic a breeze
  3. ☆ a loud outburst a gale of laughter

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Shetland Is. dial. galder, howling wind, OIce gal, a howling: for IE base see yell

gale2 definition

gale (gāl)

noun

sweet gale

Etymology: ME gawel < OE gagel, akin to Ger gagel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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