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World Gazetteer Results for Gale:
NameGale
Geographical TypeLocality
Population107
CountryUnited States of America
Administrative DivisionMaryland
Dictionary Results for Gale:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
gale
    n 1: a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort
         scale
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gale \Gale\, n. [OE. gal. See Gale wind.]
   A song or story. [Obs.] --Toone.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gale \Gale\, v. i. [AS. galan. See 1st Gale.]
   To sing. [Obs.] "Can he cry and gale." --Court of Love.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gale \Gale\ (g[=a]l), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal
   furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to
   sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm,
   sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[=o]la gust of wind,
   gola breeze. Cf. Yell.]
   1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and
      a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
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   Note: Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen
         ("moderate") to about eighty ("very heavy") miles an
         our. --Sir. W. S. Harris.
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   2. A moderate current of air; a breeze.
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            A little gale will soon disperse that cloud. --Shak.
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            And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned
            From their soft wings.                --Milton.
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   3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.
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            The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting
            into what, in New England, is sometimes called a
            gale.                                 --Brooke
                                                  (Eastford).
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   Topgallant gale (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her
      topgallant sails.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gale \Gale\, n. [AS. gagel, akin to D. gagel.] (Bot.)
   A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and
   strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica
   Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gale \Gale\, n. [Cf. Gabel.]
   The payment of a rent or annuity. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.
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   Gale day, the day on which rent or interest is due.
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7. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gale \Gale\, v. i. (Naut.)
   To sale, or sail fast.
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