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gale British & World English

a very strong wind

fresh gale in gale British & World English

(on the Beaufort scale) a wind of force 8 (34-40 knots or 63-74 km/h)

near gale British & World English

a wind of force 7 on the Beaufort scale (28-33 knots or 51-62 km/h)

Sayers, Gale British & World English

(1943-), US football player; full name Gale Eugene Sayers. Named rookie of the year in 1965, he went on to break touchdown records during his playing career 1965–71 with the Chicago Bears. Football Hall of Fame (1977)

strong gale British & World English

a wind of force 9 on the Beaufort scale (41-47 knots or 75-87 km/h)

sweet gale British & World English

another term for bog myrtle.

moderate gale British & World English

another term for near gale.

Myrica gale in bog myrtle British & World English

a deciduous shrub of boggy places, with short upright catkins and aromatic grey-green leaves with insecticidal properties

Gale Eugene Sayers in Sayers, Gale British & World English

(1943-), US football player; full name Gale Eugene Sayers. Named rookie of the year in 1965, he went on to break touchdown records during his playing career 1965–71 with the Chicago Bears. Football Hall of Fame (1977)

gale English-Italian

bufera f

gale English-Spanish

vendaval

gale French-English

scabies

a force 10 gale in force English-French

un vent de force 10

a force eight gale in force1 English-Spanish

vientos de fuerza ocho