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fresh gale

fresh gale
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fresh geyl]
    • /frɛʃ geɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fresh geyl]
    • /frɛʃ geɪl/

Definitions of fresh gale words

  • noun fresh gale a wind of 39–46 miles per hour (17–33 m/sec). Compare gale1 (def 2). 1
  • noun fresh gale a gale of force eight on the Beaufort scale 0
  • noun fresh gale a wind whose speed is 39 to 46 miles per hour 0

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Origin of fresh gale

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85

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Parts of speech for Fresh gale

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fresh gale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fresh gale usage trend in Literature

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