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

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Example Sentences

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moderate gale

The wind increased in the first watch last night to a moderate gale.

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

The Alabama was no sooner under way than the wind began to freshen, and soon increased to a moderate gale.

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

The wind had risen to a moderate gale, and the air was filled with sounds.

From The Prodigal Father by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston

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

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

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

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