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

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moderate gale

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 W. Herbert Holloway

Nevertheless—and although it appeared to induce a steady breeze through the house, rising to a moderate gale when meals were toward—Aunt Hannah's presence acted like a tonic on all.

From Shining Ferry by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Within an hour this had freshened into a moderate gale.

From The Beautiful White Devil by Guy Newell Boothby

Of course, any salt-water fish will have long since discovered that this wonderful yacht is a leviathan plaything, and totally unfit to withstand the most moderate gale, especially if any sea were running.

From Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Henry A. Murray

Carolina sharpie with one reef in moderate gale, about 1885.

From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle