moderate gale

American  

noun

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

---

moderate gale British  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of moderate gale

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Within an hour this had freshened into a moderate gale.

From The Beautiful White Devil by Boothby, Guy Newell

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

The strong winds were westerly and fast increasing to a moderate gale.

From The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Bolton, Charles E. (Charles Edward)

At 10 o'clock we saw a point which shot out pretty well into the sea, with a bay within it which promised fair for water; and we stood in with a moderate gale.

From A Continuation of a Voyage to New Holland by Dampier, William

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