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

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

The next morning, in a fresh gale, the Maud was off the cape mentioned.

From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Optic, Oliver

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.

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