whole gale

noun Meteorology.

a wind of 55–63 miles per hour (24–28 m/sec).

Origin of whole gale

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby whole gale

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British Dictionary definitions for whole gale

whole gale

noun

a wind of force ten on the Beaufort scale