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

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

Loud and clear were both the signals, but four and a half miles of distance and a fresh gale neutralised their influence.

From The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

The weather now became more moderate, though there was still a fresh gale from the North West, with hard frost and frequent showers of snow.

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.

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

Majesty’s ship St. Alban’s, and two other ships of war, together with a fleet of merchantmen bound to the Mediterranean, having a fresh gale at north-east.

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