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

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

The wind increased to a moderate gale with a remarkably heavy sea, and violent rain-squalls passing at intervals over the vessel.

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

On Sunday there was a moderate gale, but Monday was calmer, and we all revived and got out on deck.

From Three Years in Tristan da Cunha by Barrow, Katherine Mary

A howling south-wester on the English coast would be looked upon here as a moderate gale.

From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry

Within an hour this had freshened into a moderate gale.

From The Beautiful White Devil by Boothby, Guy Newell