OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7697

gale

/ɡeɪl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ventarrón • ventolera
A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
It's blowing a gale outside.
Many parts of the boat were damaged in the gale.
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