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   Gale

   /ɡāl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a very strong wind: "it was almost blowing a gale"
   • ▪ a wind of force 7 to 10 on the Beaufort scale (28-55 knots or 32-63 mph).
   • ▪ a storm at sea. Similar stormtempestsquallhurricanetornadocyclonetyphoonwhirlwindsuperstormstrong windhigh windwindstorminformal:bursterbusterliterary:flaw
   • 2. a burst of sound, especially of laughter: "she collapsed into gales of laughter" Similar outburstbursteruptionexplosioneffusionattackfitparoxysmpealhowlhootshriekscreamshoutroar

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps related to Old Norse galinn ‘mad, frantic’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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