Advertisement
Advertisement
gale
1[geyl]
noun
a very strong wind.
Meteorology.a wind of 32–63 miles per hour (14–28 meters per second).
a noisy outburst.
a gale of laughter filled the room.
Synonyms: , , , ,Archaic.a gentle breeze.
gale
2[geyl]
noun
Gale
3[geyl]
noun
Zona 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
a female or male given name.
gale
1/ ɡɪ /
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
archaica gentle breeze
gale
2/ ɡɪ /
noun
short for sweet gale
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gale1
Origin of gale2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gale1
Origin of gale2
Example Sentences
South Africa has been hit by heavy snow, rains and gale force winds that have officially claimed the lives of 14 people, nine from the floods and five in a road accident.
A near gale force wind is blasting into Scotland.
Five of the children were on the castle when the gales swept it up and flung it across the school oval.
It will be windy with the risk of gales in parts of northern Scotland - and strong winds will continue across many areas of the UK on Bank Holiday Monday.
But, other times that light breeze is more like a gale force along the shore.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse