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noun
- 1. a very strong wind: "I slept well despite the howling gales outside"
- 2. an outburst of laughter: "she collapsed into gales of laughter" Similar
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GALE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of gale in English. gale. noun [ C ] uk / ɡeɪl / us / ɡeɪl / Add to word list. a very strong wind: Hundreds of old trees were blown down in the gales. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wind & winds. anemometer. blast. chinook. crosswind. cyclonic. draughty. easterly. northerly.
1. a. : a strong current of air: (1) : a wind from 32 to 63 miles per hour (about 51 to 102 kilometers per hour) (2) : fresh gale see Beaufort Scale Table. b. archaic : breeze. 2. : an emotional outburst. gales of laughter. Synonyms. agony. blaze. burst. ebullition. eruption. explosion. fit.
noun. a strong wind, specifically one of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour. often plural a loud outburst, esp of laughter. archaic. a gentle breeze. gale. 2. / ɡeɪl / noun. short for sweet gale. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
GALE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of gale in English. gale. noun [ C ] us/ɡeɪl/uk/ɡeɪl/ Add to word listAdd to word list. a very strong wind: Hundreds of old trees were blown down in the gales. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wind & winds. anemometer. blast. chinook. crosswind. cyclonic. easterly.
gale in British English. (ɡeɪl ) noun. 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.
1. (Physical Geography) 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] gale. ( ɡeɪl) n. (Plants) short for sweet gale.
Weather forecasters sometimes use the term “gale-force winds” to describe conditions that aren’t quite as extreme as hurricanes or tropical storms, but probably fierce enough to snap your kite in half. Gale can also refer to other kinds of strong outbursts.
Definition of gale noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
gale meaning, definition, what is gale: a very strong wind: Learn more.
GALE definition: a very strong wind. Learn more.
