1
a
: a strong current of air:
(1)
: a wind from 32 to 63 miles per hour (about 51 to 102 kilometers per hour)
(2)
b
archaic
: breeze
2
: an emotional outburst
gales of laughter
Examples of gale in a Sentence
The boat was damaged in a strong gale.
The winds approached gale force.
The audience erupted in gales of laughter.
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Currently, portions of Northern California and southern Oregon are under gale warnings, high surf warnings and hazardous seas warnings, the NWS said.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Nuclear power plants have increasingly been seen as a carbon pollution-free source of electricity that can fill in for solar and wind farms when the sun sets and gales weaken.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Expect winds to pick up in the morning, with gales expected in the afternoon and evening, per the weather agency.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2024
But those powerful gales are nothing compared to the supersonic winds that astronomers have just discovered on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Nuclear power plants have increasingly been seen as a carbon pollution-free source of electricity that can fill in for solar and wind farms when the sun sets and gales weaken.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Expect winds to pick up in the morning, with gales expected in the afternoon and evening, per the weather agency.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2024
But those powerful gales are nothing compared to the supersonic winds that astronomers have just discovered on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Gale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gale. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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gale
noun1
: a strong current of air
especially
: a wind of from 32 to 63 miles (about 51 to 101 kilometers) per hour
2
: an emotional outburst
gales of laughter
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