Gale

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·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.

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chocolate-gale
A brisk N.W. wind of the West Indies and Spanish main. ...

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feeding-gale
A storm which is on the increase, sometimes getting worse at each succeeding squall. When a gale fre...

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fresh gale
A more powerful wind than a fresh breeze (which see). ...

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gentle gale
In which a ship carries royals and flying-kites; force 4. ...

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hard gale
When the violence of the wind reduces a ship to be under her storm staysails, No. 10 force. ...

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heavy gale
A strong wind, in which a ship is reduced to storm-staysails and close-reefed main-topsail. Force 10...

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loom-gale
An easy gale of wind, in which a ship can carry her whole top-sails a-trip. ...

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moderate gale
In which a ship carries double reefs in her top-sails. ...

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steady gale
A fresh breeze pretty uniform in force and direction. ...

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strong gale
That strength of wind under which close-reefed top-sails and storm-staysails are usually carried whe...

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gale of wind
Implies what on shore is called a storm, more particularly termed a hard gale or strong gale; number...

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breaking of a gale
Indications of a return of fine weather; short gusts at intervals; moaning or whistling of the wind ...

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tail of a gale
The latter part of a gale, when its violence is dying out. ...

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lie-to, in a gale
, is, by a judicious balance of canvas, to keep a ship's bow to the sea, and, with as much as she ca...

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try, to, or lie-to, in a gale
, is, by a judicious balance of canvas, to keep a ship's bow to the sea, and, with as much as she ca...

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busy as the devil in a gale of wind
Fidgety restlessness, or double diligence in a bad cause; the imp being supposed to be mischievous i...

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