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PRONUNCIATION OF GALE-FORCE WIND

gale-force wind  [ˈɡeɪlˌfɔːs wɪnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALE-FORCE WIND

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Gale-Force wind is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GALE-FORCE WIND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gale-force wind in the English dictionary

The definition of gale-force wind in the dictionary is a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GALE-FORCE WIND


behind
bɪˈhaɪnd
combined
kəmˈbaɪnd
contained
kənˈteɪnd
crosswind
ˈkrɒsˌwɪnd
determined
dɪˈtɜːmɪnd
downwind
ˈdaʊnˈwɪnd
find
faɪnd
headwind
ˈhɛdˌwɪnd
Ind
ɪnd
kind
kaɪnd
land-wind
ˈlændˌwɪnd
mind
maɪnd
sequinned
ˈsiːkwɪnd
Sind
sɪnd
tailwind
ˈteɪlˌwɪnd
undefined
ˌʌndɪˈfaɪnd
upwind
ˈʌpˈwɪnd
whirlwind
ˈwɜːlˌwɪnd
wind
wɪnd
woodwind
ˈwʊdˌwɪnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALE-FORCE WIND

gale
gale warning
galea
galeae
galeate
galeated
galeiform
Galen
galena
Galenic
galenical
Galenism
Galenist
galenite
galenoid
galeopithecine
Galerius
galette

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALE-FORCE WIND

berg wind
break wind
broken wind
close to the wind
following wind
have in the wind
hurricane-force wind
in the teeth of the wind
in the wind
into the wind
off the wind
on the wind
raise the wind
rewind
sail close to the wind
second wind
solar wind
straw in the wind
the eye of the wind
three sheets in the wind
trade wind

Synonyms and antonyms of gale-force wind in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gale-force wind» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALE-FORCE WIND

Find out the translation of gale-force wind to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gale-force wind from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gale-force wind» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大风力量风
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viento huracanado
570 millions of speakers

English

gale-force wind
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आंधी बल हवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرياح العاتية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ураганный ветер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gale- força do vento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গল-বল বায়ু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

des vents violents
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Angin kuat angin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Orkanwind
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強風力風
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강풍 힘 바람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angin gale-pasukan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơn gió mạnh lực lượng gió
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால் வலிமை காற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गळे-बळक वारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gole-force rüzgar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gale - forza del vento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siła wiatr wichura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ураганний вітер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gale - forța vântului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άνεμος θυελλωδών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stormsterk wind
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gale - force vind
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gale- force vind
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gale-force wind

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALE-FORCE WIND»

The term «gale-force wind» is regularly used and occupies the 62.284 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GALE-FORCE WIND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gale-force wind

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALE-FORCE WIND»

Discover the use of gale-force wind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gale-force wind and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Low-angle Radar Land Clutter: Measurements and Empirical Models
... terms of spectral extent at the -14-dB level) with the only known measurements of windblown clutter under actual gale force wind conditions, namely, the very early measurements of Goldstein [9] that are further discussed in Section 6.6.3.5.
J. Barrie Billingsley, 2002
2
ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS
Table XVI summarizes the mean differences between SASS and advisory gale- force wind radii. Advisory radii are overestimated, in general, by 30 to 50%. In the Atlantic, the advisory radii in the NE and NW quadrants are overestimated, while  ...
Barry Saltzman, 1985
3
Meteorology Today: An Introduction to Weather, Climate, and ...
8 9 10 11 12 Gale Strong gale Storm, (Whole gale) Violent Storm BEAUFORT NUMBER DESCRIPTION MARINE OBSERVATIONS FORECAST OVER LAND TERM Gale Force Wind Wind breaks twigs off trees; walking is diff cult Gale Force  ...
C. Donald Ahrens, Peter Lawrence Jackson, Christine E. J. Jackson, 2012
4
Knight's Modern Seamanship
In a few huge Pacific typhoons, the area of hurricane-force winds has exceeded 300 miles, with the gale-force winds covering an area of over 1500 miles. A gale force wind 600 miles from the hurricane center does not necessarily mean that ...
John V. Noel, Jr., 1988
5
The Theta System: Argument Structure at the Interface
7 An anonymous reviewer raises the question whether there are adverbials that introduce a CCF (rather than a causing event), pointing to pairs like (i, ii): (i) The gale-force wind broke the window. (ii) The window broke from the gale-force wind  ...
Martin Everaert, Marijana Marelj, Tal Siloni, 2012
6
1001 Questions Answered about the Weather
Kharif A strong, often gale-force wind which blows from the southwest in the Gulf of Aden. It is called Kharif on the Somaliland coast on the south shores of the gulf where the wind descends sandladen and uncomfortably hot from the African ...
Frank H. Forrester, 1981
7
Creating a Thriving Business: How to Build an Immensely ...
Initially, you are going along fine and you say to yourself, “Hey, this is easy; there's nothing to this running my own business.” Then right around the bend, you meet a gale force wind and your inclination may be do nothing, give up, cut corners, ...
George Horrigan, 2013
8
Katniss the Cattail: An Unauthorized Guide to Names and ...
Granger has a different take on the wind connection with his name: Gale, the man of the woods, free and unbound except for his family obligations, is an embodiment of Nature, a “gale force wind” of spirit and the experience of natural beauty.
Valerie Estelle Frankel, 2012
9
The Encyclopedia of World Climatology
Kharif A strong, often gale-force wind blowing from the southwest in the Gulf of Aden. It is called the kharif on the Somaliland coast on the south shore of the gulf where the wind descends sand- laden and uncomfortably hot from the African ...
John E. Oliver, 2005
10
The Rotarian
For three days gale-force wind whipped the fires to a fury, and southern Californians lived with crackling flame, eye-stinging smoke, and swirling white ash. When the damage was assessed, it amounted to 50 homes destroyed, 20,000 acres of ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALE-FORCE WIND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gale-force wind is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blizzard conditions forecast to continue: BoM
He said a gale-force wind warning was current for Victoria's west coast and East Gippsland coast. “As the low-pressure system develops and ... «The New Daily, Jul 15»
2
Chilling Out with the Great Gods on Samothrace: Natterings from …
On this particular day, though sunny, a gale-force wind is propelling me from behind. Thank Gawd it's not from in front as it would double or ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Cold snap brings snow to the Hunter | PHOTOS
The BoM issued a gale-force wind warning for the Hunter and other parts of the state, which is expected to remain in effect until today. «The Maitland Mercury, Jul 15»
4
Vyapam scam turning into a dangerous cover-up game
... comes as a straw in a gale-force wind, even as the Madhya Pradesh government and the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi display ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
5
Five things Dublin's hurlers need to do to save their season against …
... to be as open as they were in Tullamore either as their defensive efforts crumbled after 25 minutes. against a Galway side playing with a gale-force wind. «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
6
Long Island waters calm Friday, with ocean waves at 2 to 4 feet
A low pressure system will approach from the west Saturday and gale-force wind gusts are possible Saturday... Optimum Online customers get ... «Newsday, Jun 15»
7
How fatherhood helped Pat Neshek rediscover his fastball
... who could maybe touch 90 mph with his fastball if a gale-force wind blows in from center field -- cracking the defending champs' roster. «KTRK-TV, Jun 15»
8
Your letters to The Buteman: June 19, 2015
... Scoullar, Isobel Strong and Robert Macintyre, for presenting the prizes - and trying to control soggy sheets of paper in the gale-force wind! «Buteman, Jun 15»
9
Former City banker settles in a hamlet in France
But I didn't see that — the fire that didn't work, rat nests, the gale-force wind blowing in. I saw beams and oak floors, a big fireplace and an acre ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
10
Winds wreak fire havoc
“A gale-force wind is categorised as anything more than 70km/h,” he said. Dlamini said the forecast for this weekend was “much better”, with ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»

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