GALE


Meaning of GALE in English

1. n.1 a very strong wind, esp. (on the Beaufort scale) one of 32-54 m.p.h.

2 Naut. a storm.

3 an outburst, esp. of laughter.

Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn. 2. n. (in full sweet-gale) bog myrtle.

Etymology: OE gagel(le), MDu. gaghel

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.