gale
1
[ geyl ]
/ geɪl /
noun
a very strong wind.
Meteorology.
a wind of 32–63 miles per hour (14–28 m/sec).
a noisy outburst: a gale of laughter filled the room.
Archaic.
a gentle breeze.
Origin of gale
1
1540–50; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian dialect
geil uproar, unrest, boiling
Words nearby gale
galba,
galbanum,
galbraith,
galbraith, john kenneth,
galcha,
gale,
gale warning,
galea,
galeate,
galeiform,
galen
Definition for gale (2 of 3)
Origin of gale
2
before 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] /ˈzoʊ nə/,1874–1938,
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)
gale
1
/ (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