NOUN | phenomenon | gale | a strong wind moving 45-90 knots |
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Sounds | gey'l | |
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Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... |
Meaning | A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale. | |
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Narrower | fresh gale | wind moving 39-46 knots |
moderate gale, near gale | wind moving 32-38 knots | |
strong gale | wind moving 47-54 knots | |
whole gale | wind moving 55-63 knots | |
Broader | wind, air current, current of air | Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
Spanish | temporal, vendaval, ventarrón, ventolera | |
Catalan | monzón, temporal de vent, temporal, vendaval |
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