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 our signals, but four and a half miles of distance and a fresh gale neutralised their influence on that dark and dismal night.

From Battles with the Sea 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.

Once out of the point's shelter, short but angry waves raced white behind her, for one may find sufficient turmoil of waters when a fresh gale sweeps the Canadian lakes.

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold

At ten o’clock at night a fresh gale sprang up, which compelled me once more to bring-to under a reefed foresail.

From Hurricane Hurry by Kingston, William Henry Giles