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gale

1

[geyl]

noun

  1. a very strong wind.

  2. Meteorology.a wind of 32–63 miles per hour (14–28 meters per second).

  3. a noisy outburst.

    a gale of laughter filled the room.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
  4. Archaic.a gentle breeze.



gale

2

[geyl]

Gale

3

[geyl]

noun

  1. Zona 1874–1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.

  2. a female or male given name.

gale

1

/ ɡɪ /

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. archaica gentle breeze

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gale

2

/ ɡɪ /

noun

  1. short for sweet gale

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gale1

First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian dialect geil “uproar, unrest, boiling”

Origin of gale2

before 1000; Middle English gail, Old English gagel; cognate with German Gagel
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gale1

C16: of unknown origin

Origin of gale2

Old English gagel; related to Middle Low German gagel
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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.

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A near gale force wind is blasting into Scotland.

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Five of the children were on the castle when the gales swept it up and flung it across the school oval.

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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.

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But, other times that light breeze is more like a gale force along the shore.

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