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

The hurricane had settled down into a moderate gale from northeast, though it was some time before the awfully confused sea got to roll regularly.

From Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise

By ten o'clock the wind had risen to the strength of a more than moderate gale, and the sea in proportion.

From The Beautiful White Devil by Guy Newell Boothby

Wednesday, December 17th.—The wind blew quite fresh during the night from about N.E. by N. To-day it is blowing a moderate gale from about N.N.E.

From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Raphael Semmes

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

Her masts and spars, too, were much wounded, and it became a question how she would be able to weather even a moderate gale.

From True Blue by William Henry Giles Kingston