galenoun [ C ]
uk/ɡeɪl/us/ɡeɪl/a very strong wind:
Hundreds of old trees were blown down in the gales.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- northeast
- prevailing
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- westerly
- wind gauge
- windsock
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Idiom(s)
gales of laughter