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gale
adjectives
a fierce gale
(= a very strong wind )
• The tree was blown down during a fierce gale in 1987.
a howling gale
(= one that makes a lot of noise )
• The ship was drifting towards the shore in a howling gale.
a severe/strong gale
• Severe gales disrupted road and rail travel throughout Britain.
gale + NOUN
gale force
(= a measurement showing that a wind is extremely strong )
• The winds had increased to gale force.
verbs
a gale blows
• It was a grey winter’s day with an Atlantic gale blowing.
it’s blowing a gale
British English (= the wind is blowing very strongly )
• It was blowing a gale last night.
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noun ADJ. fierce, full, great, heavy, howling, severe, strong | Force 9, Force 10, etc. | northerly, westerly, etc. | autumn, winter, etc. | equinoctial | Atlantic, North Sea, etc. VERB + GALE blow It was blowing a gale outside. | get caught in We got caught in a howling gale. GALE + VERB blow A severe gale was blowing along the coast. GALE + NOUN force gale force winds | warning PREP. in ~ The tree had come down in a fierce gale the night before.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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a strong wind
gale
a very strong wind:
• The ship was blown off course in a severe gale. • Howling gales and torrential rain continued throughout the night.
hurricane
a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water – used about storms in the North Atlantic Ocean:
• The hurricane devastated Florida and killed at least 40 people.
typhoon
a violent tropical storm – used about storms in the Western Pacific Ocean:
• A typhoon has hit the Philippines, lifting roofs off houses and uprooting trees.
tornado
( also twister American English informal ) a violent storm with strong winds that spin very quickly in a circle, often forming a cloud that is narrower at the bottom than the top:
• The town was hit by a tornado that damaged several homes.
cyclone
a violent tropical storm with strong winds that spin in a circle:
• A devastating cyclone struck Bangladesh in April that year. • This cyclone was traveling at speeds in excess of 21 miles per hour.
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