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Definition of strong gale

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

Examples of strong gale in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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

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First Known Use of strong gale

circa 1867, in the meaning defined above

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“Strong gale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong%20gale. Accessed 24 Jul. 2021.

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