Definitions
Very strong wind, often powerful enough to make travel difficult.
Word origin
From Middle English galen, from Old English galan (“to sing, enchant, call, cry, scream; sing charms, practice incantation”), from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to roop, sing, charm”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, scream, charm away”). Cognate with Danish gale (“to crow”), Swedish gala (“to crow”), Icelandic gala (“to sing, chant, crow”), Dutch galm (“echo, sound, noise”). Related to yell.
Used in a sentence
“It's blowing a gale outside.”
“Many parts of the boat were damaged in the gale.”
“It's blowing a gale and this holiday destination loses all its appeal in an instant in weather like this.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Very strong wind”4 letters
02“Strong wind”4 letters
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