Gale

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /geɪl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪl
• Homophones: Gail

Etymology 1

Danish gal, furious, mad, from Old Norse gala (“‘to sing’”)

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Noun

Singular Gale

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1. Template:Meteorology A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
2. An outburst, especially of laughter.

   a gale of laughter

3. (archaic) A light breeze.

Coordinate terms

• (meteorology): breeze, hurricane, storm

Translations

meteorology: a very strong wind

Danish: kuling da(da) Finnish: myrskyinen tuuli French: coup de vent m. Japanese: 強風 ja(ja) (kyōfū)

Norwegian: kuling no(no) Russian: буря ru(ru) (búr'a) f. Spanish: ventolera es(es) f. Swedish: kuling sv(sv)

outburst of laughter

Finnish: naurunpuuska fi(fi)

Russian: взрыв ru(ru) (vzryv) m.

See also

• w:Beaufort_scale

Etymology 2

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Noun

Singular Gale

Plural

Gale

1. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

   Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due. Definition from 1913 Webster.

2. A shrub, sweet gale (Myrica gale) growing on moors and fens.

Translations

Myrica gale

Danish: pors da(da) Finnish: suomyrtti fi(fi)

Norwegian: pors no(no) Swedish: pors sv(sv) c.

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Telugu: ఈదురుగాలి (eedurugaali)

Anagrams

• aegl, Gael

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Basque

Noun

Gale

1. eagerness

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French

Etymology

Variant of galle.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /gal/

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Noun

gale f.

1. scabies; mange

Anagrams

• aegl, égal, Gaël, gela

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Italian

Noun

gale f.

1. Plural form of gala.

Anagrams

• aegl, gela, lega

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Norwegian

Adjective

gale

1. Plural of gal

Verb

Gale

1. to make a sound characteristic of a rooster; to crow

Conjugation

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