fresh gale

fresh gale
Meteorol.
a wind of 39-46 mph (17-33 m/sec). Cf. gale1 (def. 2).
[1575-85]

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  • fresh gale — noun Date: 1582 wind having a speed of 39 to 46 miles per hour (62 to 74 kilometers per hour) see Beaufort scale table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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