gale

noun

ˈgāl How to pronounce gale (audio)
Definition of galenext
as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughter

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Recent Examples of gale On that day, two weeks later, a completely unforeseen gale would have caused the invasion to fail. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 June 2026 National Weather Service The NWS also issued a host of marine hazards, including gale warnings, high surf advisories, small craft advisories and beach hazards for most of Southern California's coastal communities. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 15 May 2026 Ponson had heard the lore of fast-developing storms in the northern Gulf — systems that escaped the notice of meteorologists — before exploding into near-gale winds, towering waves and rare but deadly storms. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 The sky’s surreal red hues were reminiscent of apocalyptic scenes over Crete where the storm that hit the island with gale-force winds combined with a Saharan dust storm. — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gale
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gale
  1. explosion
  2. burst
  3. gust
  4. outburst
  5. eruption
  6. flash
  7. blaze
  8. storm
Noun
  • Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including in Bandar Mahshahr, where a Guard member was killed.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • In addition, the tritium is far safer compared to historical alternatives because beta particles cannot penetrate human skin, and the gas is securely stored in the form of a solid metal hydride foil, eliminating the danger of leakage or explosion.
    — David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Definition of explosion
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Thompson is tall, has powerful hands, and possesses an impressive burst.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Sometimes this little burst of movement triggers noncommittal fish.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of burst
Noun
  • More than 75 million were in the threat zone for severe storms in the coming hours, stretching across parts of the Plains into the Northeast, with the primary hazard being damaging wind gusts.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026
  • Storms in southeastern New England and the Mid-Atlantic could cause damaging wind gusts, torrential rain and potential flash flooding July 5, AccuWeather meteorologists said.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of gust
Noun
  • While hardly a spotless performance from the second-place Bombers, who threw a bullpen game, their offensive outburst put them four games behind the division-leading Rays.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
  • There are no explosive revelations, gotcha moments, dramatic confessions, or theatrical outbursts.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of outburst
Noun
  • That shared energy—the crowd noise, the collective exhale, the spontaneous eruption—creates memory at a neurological level.
    — Jonathan Mallie, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • These intestinal eruptions usually last about a week, but can go on for two or more weeks, the CDC says, with dehydration being one of the most significant concerns.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
Definition of eruption
Noun
  • Ganfield said there was a flash, similar to when a grenade goes off in a film.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The company also makes NAND flash, or hard drives, and is the market leader, with 19% share in the first quarter, according to IDC.
    — Kif Leswing,Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of flash
Noun
  • For The Times) After an eight-day blaze at a Boyle Heights warehouse, toxic ash may have tainted backyard food gardens.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Containment on the roughly 49-square-mile blaze grew to 8% contained as of Tuesday evening, fire officials said.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Definition of blaze
Noun
  • Many countries, already facing political storms and serious fiscal problems, will struggle to meaningfully cut their welfare systems or change their spending models, said Andrew Kenningham, chief Europe economist at Capital Economics.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • In Taiwan, some farmers rushed to harvest their rice ahead of the storm, which was expected late Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of storm

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