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gale [Am ɡeɪl, Brit ɡeɪl] N

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For most of the remainder of the voyage, the ship weathered heavy gales that lasted from two to three days at a stretch.
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Tucked up in bed, the landlubber experiences all the vicarious danger of gales that are "imminent", and is reassured when conditions are "moderate or good".
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A 1050 ft (320 m) long concrete breakwater was constructed on the south side of the stream as a protection against south-easterly gales.
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With the troop transports, it was delayed in the bay for several days by strong gales and heavy seas before disembarkation could proceed.
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But travel disruption will continue because of freezing fog across the country, ice on the roads, snow and gales.
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I am sorry to say that they present of weather has nothing to do with the equinox: these are not equinoctial gales; they are to come.
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In correspondence home, he observed that he was seasick, and that the gales caused considerable broken crockery aboard ship.
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Therefore, a tropical system with gales in one or more quadrants, but not near the centre, are not named.
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Gales -- which are defined as winds with speeds of 51to101km/hmph 0 -- are strongly associated with the passage of deep depressions across the country.
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Equinoctial gales are the effect of an equinox, which effect must, of course, be preceded by the cause.
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