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whole gale

noun Meteorology.
  1. a wind of 55–63 miles per hour (24–28 m/sec).

Origin of whole gale

First recorded in 1795–1805
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British Dictionary definitions for whole gale

whole gale

noun
  1. a wind of force ten on the Beaufort scale
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