Meaning of gale in English
(Definition of gale from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
gale | Intermediate English
Examples of gale
gale
You probably had a vague idea that it showed the areas most likely to be hit by the gale.
From Slate Magazine
Hail, lightning and gales came through the state's eastern region this summer thanks to scientist-puppetmasters.
From TIME
Family life can feel like a gale-force event.
From Slate Magazine
Thank you for your courage to stand up to the ever-blowing gales of commercial forces that seek to undo our protections.
From OregonLive.com
Officials are warning people to stay indoors, saying gale force winds make this a life-threatening storm.
From NPR
The researchers have already faced gale-force winds and high waves.
From USA TODAY
The little boat picked and rammed its way through ice floes and gales for 900 miles.
From Dallas Morning News
As mariners watched barometers plummet, heavy snows swept across the region, accompanied by falling temperatures and pounding gales.
From Baltimore Sun
Within its walls, many social and political gales (and wails) had been unleashed over the decades.
From The Atlantic
The only durable strength we have -- the only one that can withstand these gale winds -- is innovation.
From CNN
Taken together, the forces acting on the boat are the equivalent of 33-knot gusts: gale-force conditions.
From Wired
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強風, 強風（きょうふう）…
fırtına, sert rüzgâr, bora…
vent [masculine] violent, grand vent…
vendaval…
storm…
storm…
stark blåst, storm…
angin kencang…
der Sturm…
kraftig vind [masculine], storm, sterk vind…
шторм…
сильный ветер, буря…
عاصِفة…
vichřice…
angin kencang…
ลมแรง…
cơn gió mạnh…
wichura…
강풍…
vento fortissimo, burrasca…
