English > gale: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | temporal, vendaval, ventarrón, ventolera |
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| Catalan | monzón, temporal de vent, temporal, vendaval |
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