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Word: gale (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • An outburst, especially of laughter.
  • archaic A light breeze.
  • archaic A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
  • A shrub, sweet gale (''Myrica gale'') growing on moors and fens.
  • meteorology A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

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