gales
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noun
- A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.“It's blowing a gale outside.”
- An outburst, especially of laughter.“a gale of laughter”
- A light breeze.
- A song or story.
noun
- A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.“Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due.”
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gallongallsstormswaleswindwindsgustssquallsnortheastersoutherly busterwesterliessoutheasterthunderstormsnorthwestersea breezetyphoon