Englishgale
Definition
- : a strong current of airespecially, technically : a wind from 32 to 63 miles per hour (about 51 to 102 kilometers per hour)archaic, literary : a weak or mild current of air : breeze //… having easy gales from the W.S.W. … — Daniel Defoe //Oh, Heaven! the soft refreshing gale / It breathes into my breast! — Henry Kirke White
- : an emotional outburst //gales of laughter
Examples
- //The boat was damaged in a strong gale.
- //The winds approached gale force.
- //The audience erupted in gales of laughter.
First Known Use
circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
of obscure origingale
noun
Synonyms
- a sudden intense expression of strong feeling //the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughterSynonyms
gale
Definition
- : a strong current of airespecially, technically : a wind from 32 to 63 miles per hour (about 51 to 102 kilometers per hour)archaic, literary : a weak or mild current of air : breeze //… having easy gales from the W.S.W. … — Daniel Defoe //Oh, Heaven! the soft refreshing gale / It breathes into my breast! — Henry Kirke White
- : an emotional outburst //gales of laughter
Examples
- //The boat was damaged in a strong gale.
- //The winds approached gale force.
- //The audience erupted in gales of laughter.
First Known Use
circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
of obscure origingale
noun
Synonyms
- a sudden intense expression of strong feeling //the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughterSynonyms