moderate gale

American  

noun

1. a wind of 32–38 miles per hour (14–17 meters per second).

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moderate gale British  

noun

1. a gale of force seven on the Beaufort scale, capable of swaying trees

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Etymology

Origin of moderate gale

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

The wind steadily increased and has been blowing a moderate gale, shifting in direction to E.S.E.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon

In a short time, although the sea continued raging fiercely, the wind had dropped to a moderate gale.

From The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean by Holloway, W. Herbert

During the next two days the Scarrowmania shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky before a moderate gale.

From Hawtrey's Deputy by Cuneo, Cyrus

During the next two days before a moderate gale the Scarrowmania shouldered her way westwards through the big, white-topped combers that rolled down upon her under a lowering sky.

From Masters of the Wheat-Lands by Bindloss, Harold

It occasionally happens during the month of June that the westerly wind acquires considerable strength, sometimes amounting to a moderate gale.

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir