gale
- Noun. (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
- Noun. An outburst, especially of laughter.
- Noun. (archaic) A light breeze.
- Noun. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
- Noun. A shrub, sweet gale (''Myrica gale'') growing on moors and fens.
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