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单词 gale
释义 gale
I. \ˈgāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
 a. : a strong current of air; specifically : a wind having a speed from 32 to 63 miles per hour — see fresh gale, moderate gale, strong gale, whole gale; beaufort scale table
 b. archaic : a mild wind or current of air : breeze
2.
 a. : an emotional outburst (as of laughter)
  < a gale of merriment >
  < gales of hysterical patriotism — W.L.Sperry >
  < a gale of excited conjecture — Carol Bache >
 b. : a strong continuous outpouring suggesting a gale
  < earnestly shouted … into the teeth of the gale of prevailing public opinion — Wendell Johnson >
  < gales of talk >
Synonyms: see wind
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably alteration of gavel (I)
1.
 a. Britain : an amount paid periodically as rent
 b. : the royalty paid in English law for the right to work a mine; also : the right itself
2. : a grant of land in English law; also : the land granted
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