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gale
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- pronunciation:
- geIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a strong wind, esp. one of about thirty to sixty miles per hour.
The tiny sailboat was lost in the gale.- synonyms:
- blast, squall, tempest
- similar words:
- khamsin, mistral, northeaster, simoom, sirocco, turbulence, williwaw, wind, windstorm
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| definition 2: |
a loud outburst.
The joke produced gales of laughter in the audience.- synonyms:
- explosion, outburst
- similar words:
- burst, ebullition, eruption, outbreak, peal, roar, tempest, uproar
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| related words: |
blizzard, blow, gust |
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