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
  • Air defenses were activated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, according to state media.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Deep ocean recordings blend with orchestral timpani, distant explosions, vibrations and the recorded buzzing of bees.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Definition of explosion
Noun
  • Denver Post via Getty Images On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The year the housing bubble burst, 860k American properties were repossessed.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 31 July 2026
Definition of burst
Noun
  • This video shows firefighters battling fierce flames ripping through vegetation, propelled, in part, by strong gusts of wind.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Damaging wind gusts are possible from the storms, as well as large hail and an isolated tornado.
    — Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of gust
Noun
  • He was ousted from Dior and his namesake fashion house in 2011 following racist and antisemitic outbursts at a Paris bar.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • Therapy that helped him make friends and control outbursts caused by Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has nearly disappeared, Garcia said.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of outburst
Noun
  • While fine ash was detected within public areas of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, no solid rocks or magma fragments that were ejected during the eruption were reported in any other populated areas.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The results may help improve hazard assessments in Sicily, where Etna eruptions threaten adjacent communities.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Definition of eruption
Noun
  • Some areas expected to experience flash flooding include Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village, Gardner, Merriam, Mission, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Tonganoxie, Basehor, Edwardsville, Fairway, Mission Hills and Riverside.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • No impact flash has ever been recorded on a sunlit part of the moon, which is exactly where this one will land.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of flash
Noun
  • Chute Fire The Chute Fire remained at 60 acres and 0% contained Tuesday morning as Cal Fire and other crews continued battling the blaze in Chute Ravine near Dobbins in Yuba County, about 50 miles north of Sacramento.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
  • Such blazes have large vertical growth and can spread rapidly even when not driven by the wind.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of blaze
Noun
  • In Hackensack, New Jersey, a blown transformer during Tuesday's storm sparked a fire that destroyed multiple vehicles and left more than 1,000 customers without power.
    — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The chance of rain reaching the Kansas City metro from the morning storms is low, but there’s another chance of pop-up storms with heavy downpours possible Wednesday afternoon and evening, forecasters said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of storm

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