GALE

n. 1 wind-storm, strong wind, (big or hard) blow, blast, turbulence, storm, tempest I refuse to take the boat out in that gale 2 outburst, burst, explosion, eruption; peal, roar, scream, shout, howl, shriek Bea Lillie needed merely to raise an eyebrow to send her audience into gales of laughter