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Word: gale
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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.
Source: Wiktionary
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