gale
1[ geyl ]
/ geɪl /
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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.
Archaic. a gentle breeze.
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Origin of gale
1First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian dialect geil “uproar, unrest, boiling”
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Definition for gale (2 of 3)
Origin of gale
2before 1000; Middle English gail,Old English gagel; cognate with German Gagel
Definition for gale (3 of 3)
Gale
[ geyl ]
/ geɪl /
noun
Zo·na [zoh-nuh], /Ë?zoÊ nÉ/, 1874â1938, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and poet.
a female or male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for gale (1 of 2)
gale1
/ (ɡeɪl) /
noun
a strong wind, specifically one of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
(often plural) a loud outburst, esp of laughter
archaic, poetic a gentle breeze
Word Origin for gale
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for gale (2 of 2)
Word Origin for gale
Old English gagel; related to Middle Low German gagel
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