All gale synonyms

noun gale

• windstorm — a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation.
• tornado — a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris. Compare waterspout (def 3).
• hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
• squall — the act or sound of squalling: The baby's squall was heard next door.
• cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
• wind — the act of winding.
• monsoon — the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
• blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
• burst — If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
• typhoon — a tropical cyclone or hurricane of the western Pacific area and the China seas.
• outbreak — a sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption: the outbreak of war.
• blast — A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
• tempest — a comedy (1611) by Shakespeare.
• outburst — a sudden and violent release or outpouring: an outburst of tears.
• mistral — Frédéric [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, French Provençal poet: Nobel prize 1904.
• chinook — a warm dry southwesterly wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
• storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
• gust — Archaic. flavor or taste.
• violent storm — Meteorology. storm (def 3).