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- Dictionarygale/ɡeɪl/
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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A gale is a very strong wind that can cause damage or laughter. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
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- Znaczenie Gale, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
gale definicja: 1. a very strong wind: 2. a very strong...
- Gale: Arabic Translation
GALE translate: عاصِفة. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Gale: Thai Translation
gale translate: ลมแรง. Learn more in the Cambridge...
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- English (US)
A gale is a strong wind of 32 to 63 miles per hour or an emotional outburst. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and related phrases of gale.
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: gust, fit, outbreak, eruption, burst. Archaic. a gentle breeze. gale. 2. [ geyl ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA. noun. sweet gale. Gale. 3. [ geyl ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA. noun.
GALE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of gale in English. gale. noun [ C ] us / ɡeɪl / uk / 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. easterly. jet stream.
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.
If there’s a gale coming your way, you better hold onto your new hat and your little dog, Toto, too, because this is an extremely strong wind. The word gale possibly originates from the Old Norse word galinn, which means “mad”, “frantic,” or “bewitched.”.
