单词 | gale |
释义 | gale gale1 /gayl/, n. 1. a very strong wind. 2. Meteorol. a wind of 32-63 mph (14-28 m/sec). 3. a noisy outburst: a gale of laughter filled the room. 4. Archaic. a gentle breeze. [1540-50; perh. < Scand; cf. Norw dial. geil uproar, unrest, boiling] Syn. 3. burst, eruption, outbreak, fit, gust. gale2 /gayl/, n. See sweet gale. [bef. 1000; ME gail, OE gagel; c. G Gagel] |
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