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

The wind increased to a moderate gale, with heavy gusts and considerable drift.

From South with Scott by Mountevans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, baron

It occasionally happens during the month of June that the westerly wind acquires considerable strength, sometimes amounting to a moderate gale.

From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir

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 Kingston, William Henry Giles

The wind fell to a moderate gale, and by four in the afternoon we had a reefed foresail and the tops'ls set, and were staggering along at a great speed.

From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by Bone, David W.

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

From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold