gale

English Thesaurus

1. a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	air current, current of air, wind,
definition	:	air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	moderate gale, near gale,
definition	:	wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	fresh gale,
definition	:	wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	strong gale,
definition	:	wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	whole gale,
definition	:	wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale (noun.phenomenon)