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Meanings of heavy gale in English

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Usage of heavy gale in English
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The sky was full of the unmistakable signs of a heavy gale.
Old Jack
2
The wind roared, and there was every appearance of a heavy gale.
Percival Keene
3
Soon after this a heavy gale sprang up, which lasted several days.
Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
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Toward the end of September another heavy gale swept the Island.
Where the Sun Swings North
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The wind rapidly increased till it became a downright heavy gale.
Ben Burton: Born and Bred at Sea
6
A heavy gale sprung up, which increased every moment in fury.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas
7
The next day a heavy gale sprang up, which increased to a hurricane.
Charley Laurel: A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land
8
One night in the spring a heavy gale sprang up while they were asleep.
The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga
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A heavy gale tossed the water and whirled the sand.
The American Missionary — Volume 50, No. 03, March, 1896
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A heavy gale kept the Resolution from entering the harbour.
Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
11
One doesn't feel any too secure in these flimsy tents in a heavy gale.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas; Or, Fun and Frolic in the S...
12
She had reached about the latitude of Madeira, when a heavy gale sprang up.
The Three Lieutenants
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At 2 A.M. a fresh breeze rose and rapidly increased to a heavy gale.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
14
The wind, which had been blowing a heavy gale, rose suddenly into a tornado.
Prisoners of Hope: A Tale of Colonial Virginia
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The weather looked threatening, and in a short time a heavy gale began to blow.
The Voyage of the "Steadfast": The Young Missionaries in the Pac...
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The heavy gale, which he alone perceived, swept him forward and back on the deck.
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