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gale warning

noun

  1. U.S. Meteorology. a National Weather Service warning of sustained winds at sea having speeds in the range 34–47 knots (39–54 miles per hour, 17–24 meters per second).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gale warning1

First recorded in 1915–20

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