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   gale

   /ɡeɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a very strong wind: "I slept well despite the howling gales outside"
   • ▪ (on the Beaufort scale) a wind of force 8 (34–40 knots or 63–74 km/h).
   • ▪ a storm at sea. Similar stormtempestsquallhurricanetornadocyclonetyphoonwhirlwindsuperstormstrong windhigh windwindstorminformal:bursterbusterliterary:flaw
   • 2. an outburst 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

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