fresh gale

American  

noun

Meteorology.

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

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fresh gale British  

noun

1. a gale of force eight on the Beaufort scale

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Etymology

Origin of fresh gale

First recorded in 1575–85

Example Sentences

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fresh gale

Pier 50, abandoned by the Pennsylvania Railroad, looked as if it would collapse in the next fresh gale.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2016

I can positively affirm, that in still nights I have frequently heard them make a rustling and crackling noise, like the waving of a large flag in a fresh gale of wind.

From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.

Captain Saumarez immediately repaired on board his ship, weighed anchor, and, notwithstanding the contrary wind and fresh gale, he beat down the channel, and in the morning saw her at anchor off Ilfracombe.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir

During a fresh gale of wind in the season of 1809, one of the Resolution’s harpooners struck a sucking whale.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

The foresail was hoisted, and slammed with tremendous fury in the fresh gale.

From Little By Little or, The Cruise of the Flyaway by Optic, Oliver