noun

• 1A very strong wind.

  ‘it was almost blowing a gale’

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  • ‘gale-force winds’

  1. 1.1Meteorology A wind of force 7 to 10 on the Beaufort scale (28-55 knots or 32-63 mph).
  2. 1.2A storm at sea.
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     storm, tempest, squall, hurricane, tornado, cyclone, typhoon, whirlwind, superstorm

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• 2a gale of/gales ofA burst of sound, especially of laughter.

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  • ‘she collapsed into gales of laughter’

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  outburst, burst, eruption, explosion, effusion, attack, fit, paroxysm

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