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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moderate gale

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

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

It was not unlike the faint rustle of silk, and still more like the flapping of a large flag in a moderate gale of wind.

From Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens

Tests made in the United States navy showed that 20 to 25 tons of coal per hour could be delivered by a collier to a war-vessel during a moderate gale.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

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

From My Attainment of the Pole by Frederick A. Cook

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 Cyrus Cuneo

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