noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ howling , severe , strong
▪ force-8 , etc.
▪ northerly , westerly , etc. ( esp. BrE )
▪ autumn ( esp. BrE ), fall ( AmE ), winter , etc.
▪ Atlantic , North Sea , etc.
VERB + GALE
▪ get caught in
▪
We got caught in a howling ~.
GALE + VERB
▪ blow , sweep ( esp. BrE )
▪
A strong ~ was blowing along the coast.
GALE + NOUN
▪ warning
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The tree had come down in a ~ the night before.
PHRASES
▪ be blowing a ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
It's blowing a ~ out there!
▪ ~s of laughter