gale
(noun) a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Gale
A surname.
• Gael, Lega, egal, geal, lage, leag
gale (third-person singular simple present gales, present participle galing, simple past gole or galed, past participle galen or galed)
(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To sing; charm; enchant.
(intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To cry; groan; croak.
(intransitive, of a person, now chiefly dialectal) To talk.
(intransitive, of a bird, Scotland) To call.
(transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To sing; utter with musical modulations.
gale (plural gales)
(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
An outburst, especially of laughter.
(literary, archaic) A light breeze.
(obsolete) A song or story.
• (meteorology): breeze, hurricane, storm
gale (third-person singular simple present gales, present participle galing, simple past and past participle galed)
(nautical) To sail, or sail fast.
gale
A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.
gale (plural gales)
(archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
• Gael, Lega, egal, geal, lage, leag
Source: Wiktionary
Gale, n. Etym: [Prob. of Scand.. origin; cf. Dan. gal furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm, sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gjla gust of wind, gola breeze. Cf. Yell.]
1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
Note: Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen ("moderate") to about eighty ("very heavy") miles an our. Sir. W. S. Harris.
2. A moderate current of air; a breeze. A little gale will soon disperse that cloud. Shak. And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned From their soft wings. Milton.
3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity. The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting into what, in New England, is sometimes called a gale. Brooke (Eastford). Topgallant gale (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her topgallant sails.
Gale, v. i. (Naut.)
Definition: To sale, or sail fast.
Gale, n Etym: [OE. gal. See Gale wind.]
Definition: A song or story. [Obs.] Toone.
Gale, v. i. Etym: [AS. galan. See 1st Gale.]
Definition: To sing. [Obs.] "Can he cry and gale." Court of Love.
Gale, n Etym: [AS. gagel, akin to D. gagel.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.
Gale, n. Etym: [Cf. Gabel.]
Definition: The payment of a rent or annuity. [Eng.] Mozley & W. Gale day, the day on which rent or interest is due.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 March 2025
(adjective) existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle; “an indwelling divinity”; “an indwelling goodness”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
