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gale

noun

1 the church spire was blown down during a gale:

storm, tempest, squall, hurricane, tornado, cyclone, typhoon, whirlwind, superstorm;

strong wind, high wind;

North American windstorm;

informal burster, buster;

literary flaw.

2 she collapsed in gales of laughter:

outburst, burst, eruption, explosion, effusion, attack, fit, paroxysm;

peal, howl, hoot, shriek, scream, shout, roar.

gale Oxford Dictionary of English