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MODERATE GALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moderate gale mean?
• MODERATE GALE (noun)
The noun MODERATE GALE has 1 sense:
1. wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale
Familiarity information: MODERATE GALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
moderate gale; near gale
Hypernyms ("moderate gale" is a kind of...):
gale (a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale)
Holonyms ("moderate gale" is a part of...):
Beaufort scale; wind scale (an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane))
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