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moderate gale

noun

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



moderate gale

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of moderate gale1

First recorded in 1695–1705
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Example Sentences

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They can fly in moderate gales, though Manna chooses not to, has redundant batteries and flight computers, and a parachute for gentle descents if a "one in 10 million" failure happens.

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In the afternoon the wind increased to the force of a moderate gale and the sea began to rise.

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

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The cold increases: thermometer has fallen to -47½°, although blowing a moderate gale at the time, and the atmosphere dense with mist.

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Even a moderate gale would tear a pack apart, to be broken into smaller fragments by the water.

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