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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gale \Gale\ (g[=a]l), noun [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm, sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[=o]la gust of wind, gola breeze. Cf. {Yell}.]
1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called {tempests}.
Note: Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen (''moderate'') to about eighty (''very heavy'') miles an our. --Sir. W. S. Harris.
2. A moderate current of air; a breeze.
A little gale will soon disperse that cloud. --Shak.
And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned From their soft wings. --Milton.
3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.
The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting into what, in New England, is sometimes called a gale. --Brooke (Eastford).
{Topgallant gale} (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her topgallant sails.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gale \Gale\, verb (used without an object) (Naut.) To sale, or sail fast.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gale \Gale\, noun [OE. gal. See {Gale} wind.] A song or story. [Obs.] --Toone.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gale \Gale\, verb (used without an object) [AS. galan. See 1st {Gale}.] To sing. [Obs.] ''Can he cry and gale.'' --Court of Love.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gale \Gale\, noun [AS. gagel, akin to D. gagel.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Myrica}, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale ({Myrica Gale}) is found both in Europe and in America.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gale \Gale\, noun [Cf. {Gabel}.] The payment of a rent or annuity. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.
{Gale day}, the day on which rent or interest is due.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gale
noun: a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "gale": air, black squall, blast, blaze, blizzard, blow, breeze, burst, convulsion, cooling breeze, cyclone, equinoctial, eruption, explosion, fit, flare-up, gentle wind, gust, half a gale, heavy blow, howl, hurricane, ill wind, irruption, light air, light breeze, light wind, line squall, line storm, moderate breeze, ocean breeze, onshore breeze, outbreak, outburst, paroxysm, peal, roar, scream, sea breeze, seizure, shout, shriek, softblowing wind, spasm, squall, squall line, storm, storm wind, stormy winds, strong wind, tempest, tempestuous wind, thick squall, thundersquall, tornado, tropical cyclone, turbulence, typhoon, ugly wind, upheaval, violent blow, whirlwind, white squall, whole gale, williwaw, wind-shift line, windstorm, zephyr
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Gale, IL Zip code(s): 62990
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