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gale-force

Translations

gale-forceadjective
Used attributively to describe winds or storms with the intensity of a gale.
de force tempêteS’emploie surtout pour le vent, en terminologie météorologique.
Gale-force winds battered the coastline all night.
Des vents de force tempête ont frappé la côte toute la nuit.
gale-forceadverb
Occasionally used adverbially to describe an action done with gale-force intensity.
en tempêteS’emploie pour indiquer une intensité comparable à celle d’une tempête.
The wind was blowing gale-force across the open deck.
Le vent soufflait en tempête sur le pont découvert.

Definitions

gale-forceadjective
(of wind) having the strength or speed characteristic of a gale (about 34–40 knots); very strong.
Gale-force winds battered the coastline all night.
gale-forceadverb
With the force or speed of a gale.
The wind was blowing gale-force across the open deck.
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