gale
[noun]
Synonyms:
- storm, blast, cyclone, hurricane, squall, tempest, tornado, typhoon
- outburst, burst, eruption, explosion, fit, howl, outbreak, peal, shout, shriek

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English Thesaurus: wind, breeze, draught, gale, hurricane, ...

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gale /ɡeɪl/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Norwegian galen 'bad']

1. a very strong wind:
a severe gale.
it’s blowing a gale British English (=it’s very windy)

2. a gale/gales of laughter a sudden loud sound of laughter:
The bar erupted into gales of laughter.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

gale
noun
ADJ. fierce, full, great, heavy, howling, severe, strong | Force 9, Force 10, etc. | northerly, westerly, etc. | autumn, winter, etc. | equinoctial | Atlantic, North Sea, etc.
VERB + GALE blow It was blowing a gale outside.
get caught in We got caught in a howling gale.
GALE + VERB blow A severe gale was blowing along the coast.
GALE + NOUN force gale force winds
warning
PREP. in ~ The tree had come down in a fierce gale the night before.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

gale

a fierce gale (=a very strong wind)
The tree was blown down during a fierce gale in 1987.
a howling gale (=one that makes a lot of noise)
The ship was drifting towards the shore in a howling gale.
a severe/strong gale
Severe gales disrupted road and rail travel throughout Britain.
gale force (=a measurement showing that a wind is extremely strong)
The winds had increased to gale force.
a gale blows
It was a grey winter’s day with an Atlantic gale blowing.
it’s blowing a gale British English (=the wind is blowing very strongly)
It was blowing a gale last night.

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wind air moving in a current, especially strongly or quickly:
A cold wind was blowing from the east.
Strong winds caused damage to many buildings.
breeze a gentle pleasant wind:
The trees were moving gently in the breeze.
A slight breeze ruffled her hair.
draught British English, draft American English /drɑːft $ dræft/ a current of cool air which blows into a room, especially one that makes you feel uncomfortable:
There’s a bit of a draught in here – can you close the door?
gale a very strong wind:
The ship was blown off course in a severe gale.
Howling gales and torrential rain continued throughout the night.
hurricane a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean:
The hurricane devastated Florida and killed at least 40 people.
typhoon a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean:
A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.
tornado (also twister American English informal) a violent storm with strong winds that spin very quickly in a circle, often forming a cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top:
The town was hit by a tornado that damaged several homes.
cyclone a violent tropical storm with strong winds that spin in a circle:
A devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh in April that year.
This cyclone was traveling at speeds in excess of 21 miles per hour.

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