Gale - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡeɪl|  American pronunciation of the word gale
Brit.  |ɡeɪl|  British pronunciation of the word gale

noun

- a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

Extra examples

The boat was damaged in a strong gale.

The winds approached gale force.

The audience erupted in gales of laughter.

My almond tree lies prone across the court, blown down by a gale.

Outside, the weather was blowing a gale.

They rode out the gale.

That gale could set in on us with the next high tide

Word forms

noun
singular: gale
plural: gales
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