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NEAR GALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does near gale mean? 

NEAR GALE (noun)
  The noun NEAR GALE has 1 sense:

1. wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scaleplay

  Familiarity information: NEAR GALE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NEAR GALE (noun)


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 ("near gale" is a kind of...):

gale (a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale)

Holonyms ("near 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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