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Noun: gale  geyl
  1. A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
    "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"
     
  2. An outburst (of laughter)
    "a gale of laughter"

Sounds like: gaiters, gatgale

Derived forms: gales

Type of: air current, current of air, wind

Encyclopedia: Gale, Richard

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