Gale

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A song or story.

II. Gale ·vi To sale, or sail fast.

III. Gale ·vi To Sing.

IV. Gale ·noun The payment of a rent or annuity.

V. Gale ·noun A moderate current of air; a breeze.

VI. Gale ·noun A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.

VII. Gale ·noun A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.

VIII. Gale ·noun 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.