- moderate gale
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a wind of 32-38 mph (14-17 m/sec).[1695-1705]
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moderate gale
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moderate gale — n. a wind whose speed is 32 to 38 miles per hour: see the Beaufort scale in the Reference Supplement … English World dictionary
moderate gale — noun wind moving 32 38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale • Syn: ↑near gale • Hypernyms: ↑gale • Part Holonyms: ↑Beaufort scale, ↑wind scale … Useful english dictionary
moderate gale — noun Date: 1703 wind having a speed of 32 to 38 miles (51 to 61 kilometers) per hour see Beaufort scale table … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gale — (g[=a]l), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm, sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[=o]la gust of wind, gola breeze. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gale — Synonyms and related words: air, black squall, blast, blaze, blizzard, blow, breeze, burst, convulsion, cooling breeze, cyclone, equinoctial, eruption, explosion, fit, flare up, gentle wind, gust, half a gale, heavy blow, howl, hurricane, ill… … Moby Thesaurus
near gale — noun wind moving 32 38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale • Syn: ↑moderate gale • Hypernyms: ↑gale • Part Holonyms: ↑Beaufort scale, ↑wind scale * * * near gale noun ( … Useful english dictionary
near gale — noun Date: circa 1975 moderate gale see Beaufort scale table … New Collegiate Dictionary
Topgallant gale — Gale Gale (g[=a]l), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm, sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[=o]la gust of wind, gola breeze … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fresh gale — Fresh Fresh (fr[e^]sh), a. [Compar. {Fresher} (fr[e^]sh [ e]r); superl. {Freshest}.] [OE. fresch, AS. fersc; akin to D. versch, G. frisch, OHG. frisc, Sw. frisk, Dan. frisk, fersk, Icel. fr[imac]skr frisky, brisk, ferskr fresh; cf. It. fresco, OF … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
moderategale — moderate gale n. A wind with a speed from 32 to 38 miles (51 to 61 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale. Also called near gale. * * * … Universalium
