noun
1.
a very strong wind.
2.
Meteorology. a wind of 32–63 miles per hour (14–28 m/sec).
3.
a noisy outburst: a gale of laughter filled the room.
4.
Archaic. a gentle breeze.
Origin:
1540–50; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian dialect geil uproar, unrest, boiling
1540–50; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian dialect geil uproar, unrest, boiling
Synonyms
3. burst, eruption, outbreak, fit, gust.
3. burst, eruption, outbreak, fit, gust.
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noun
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English gail, Old English gagel; cognate with German Gagel
before 1000; Middle English gail, Old English gagel; cognate with German Gagel
noun
nə2.
a female or male given name.
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gale1 (ɡeɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a strong wind, specifically one of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour |
| 2. | (often plural) a loud outburst, esp of laughter |
| 3. | archaic, poetic a gentle breeze |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
| gale2 (ɡeɪl) | |
| —n | |
| short for sweet gale | |
| [Old English gagel; related to Middle Low German gagel] | |
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Word Origin & History
gale
"storm at sea," 1540s, from gaile "wind," origin uncertain, perhaps from O.N. gol "breeze," or O.Dan. gal "bad, furious" (often used of weather), from O.N. galinn "bewitched." Or perhaps it is from O.E. galan "to sing" (the second element in nightingale), or giellan "to yell." In technical meteorological
use, a wind between 32 and 63 miles per hour.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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gale
wind that is stronger than a breeze; specifically a wind of 28-55 knots (50-102 km per hour) corresponding to force numbers 7 to 10 on the Beaufort scale. As issued by weather service forecasters, gale warnings occur when forecasted winds range from 34 to 47 knots (63 to 87 km per hour).
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Example sentences
But the solar gale now heading our way isn't expected to be particularly harmful.
Nothing can mitigate the proximity of tide and gale.
Try shouting into a gale and see how that works for you.
And a gale of criticism has forced the airline site's management to deny any allegations of monopolistic intent.
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