gale
noun
[ ɡeɪl ]
• a very strong wind.
• "I slept well despite the howling gales outside"
Similar:
storm,
tempest,
squall,
hurricane,
tornado,
cyclone,
typhoon,
whirlwind,
superstorm,
strong wind,
high wind,
windstorm,
burster,
buster,
flaw,
• an outburst of laughter.
• "she collapsed into gales of laughter"
Similar:
outburst,
burst,
eruption,
explosion,
effusion,
attack,
fit,
paroxysm,
peal,
howl,
hoot,
shriek,
scream,
shout,
roar,
Origin:
mid 16th century: perhaps related to Old Norse galinn ‘mad, frantic’.
