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Definition of Gale
1. Noun. A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale.
Generic synonyms: Air Current, Current Of Air, Wind
Definition of Gale
1. n. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
2. v. i. To sale, or sail fast.
3. n. A song or story.
4. v. i. To sing.
5. n. A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.
6. n. The payment of a rent or annuity.
Definition of Gale
1. Verb. (intransitive now chiefly dialectal) To sing; charm; enchant. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive now chiefly dialectal) To cry; groan; croak. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive of a person now chiefly dialectal) To talk. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive of a bird Scotland) To call. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive now chiefly dialectal) To sing; utter with musical modulations. ¹
6. Noun. (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale. ¹
7. Noun. An outburst, especially of laughter. ¹
8. Noun. (archaic) A light breeze. ¹
9. Noun. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity. ¹
10. Noun. A shrub, sweet gale (''Myrica gale'') growing on moors and fens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gale
1. a strong wind [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gale
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1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen ("moderate") to about eighty ("very heavy") miles an our.
2. A moderate current of air; a breeze. "A little gale will soon disperse that cloud." (Shak) "And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned From their soft wings." (Milton)
3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity. "The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting into what, in new England, is sometimes called a gale." (Brooke (Eastford)) Topgallant gale, one in which a ship may carry her topgallant sails.
Origin: 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. Gjla gust of wind, gola breeze. Cf. Yell.
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