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fresh gale

American  

noun

Meteorology.
  1. a wind of 39–46 miles per hour (17–33 meters per second).


fresh gale British  

noun

  1. a gale of force eight on the Beaufort scale

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fresh gale

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

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My younger neighbors, knowing this, grocery-shopped for me, sweetening my mornings with fresh milk and fruit during those long, grim days.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Websites like Only the Breast — a platform where lactating mothers can sell or donate their milk to consumers — and Sell.com are filled with classified advertisements for fresh milk.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

"My youngest was still drinking from a bottle. I would buy fresh milk but have nowhere to store it."

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

Rural schools in New York once received fresh milk deliveries every two or three days, but now schools may receive deliveries once a week or less.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

“Shouldn’t have to drive six miles out of the way when we got fresh milk over the creek,” Ma Charles said.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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