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gale

/ɡeɪl/

Übersetzungen

galesubstantiv

gales

Pl.

/ɡeɪl/

The ship was caught in a gale and struggled to stay afloat.

Корабль попал в шторм и изо всех сил пытался остаться на плаву.

The gale uprooted trees and damaged several houses in the area.

Буря вырвала деревья с корнем и повредила несколько домов в этом районе.

Synonyme

galeadjektiv

/ɡeɪl/

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. gale warning, gale conditions.

galesubstantiv

A very strong wind with a speed between 34 and 47 knots (39–54 mph; 63–87 km/h) on the Beaufort scale.

A gale was forecast for the North Sea, so the fishing boats stayed in harbour.

A sudden loud outburst, especially of laughter.

Her remark was met with gales of laughter from the class.

An aromatic deciduous shrub, Myrica gale, growing in boggy ground; sweet gale or bog myrtle.

The wetlands are dominated by gale and reeds.

galeadjektiv

Relating to or characterized by very strong winds.

Gale conditions forced the ferry service to shut down.