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fresh gale

American

noun

Meteorology.

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

fresh gale British

noun

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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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

Having seen enough of these islets, we hauled our wind, and shortened sail, to prepare for the night: for it blew a fresh gale, with every appearance of its increasing and drawing to the southward.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

She met with light, baffling winds, and calms, and then was driven into a lonely inlet by a fresh gale.

From The Secret of the Reef by Bindloss, Harold

A fresh gale, too, sprung up from the east, and blew full in the stranger's face.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 10 by Various

Fresh breezes and fair weather, ending with a fresh gale.

From A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat by Bligh, William

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