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单词 strong gale
释义

strong gale

noun

: wind having a speed of 47 to 54 miles (75 to 87 kilometers) per hour see Beaufort Scale Table

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The sunken cabin belongs to the schooner-barge Frank W. Wheeler, which sank on September 29, 1885, after being downed by a strong gale. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2021 The extratropical low is impacting the U.S. East Coast with strong gale-force winds. Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Oct. 2021 Within an hour a strong gale picked up, and Captain Lawrence called hands to try to bring the ship about and away from shore, but the wind and rising tide were too much. OregonLive.com, 13 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1867, in the meaning defined above

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