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• gale -- (a Strong1.) Strong -- (having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man")
  
  2.) Strong -- (not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber")
  
  strong wind Moving1.) Travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")
  
  2.) Move, displace -- (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")
  
  moving 45-90 Knots1.) Knot -- (a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon")
  
  2.) Knot -- (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
  
  knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale)

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Meaning 1 of Galegale wind, air current, current of air

• Airstream1.) Airstream -- (a relatively well-defined Prevailing wind1.) Prevailing wind -- (the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest")
  
  Prevailing wind - The predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest")
  
  2.) Slipstream, airstream, race, backwash, wash -- (the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller)
  
  Airstream - A relatively well-defined prevailing wind

• Calm air1.) Calm air -- (wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale)
  
  Calm air - Wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale

• Breeze1.) Breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air -- (a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck")
  
  2.) Cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake -- (any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic")
  
  Breeze, Zephyr1.) Breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air -- (a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck")
  
  2.) Zephyr -- ((Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind)
  
  Zephyr, Gentle wind1.) Breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air -- (a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck")
  
  Gentle wind, Air1.) Air -- (a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air")
  
  2.) Air travel, aviation, air -- (travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air")
  
  Air - A slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"

• Chinook1.) Chinook, chinook wind, snow eater -- (a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies)
  
  2.) Chinook -- (a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes)
  
  Chinook, Chinook wind1.) Chinook, chinook wind, snow eater -- (a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies)
  
  Chinook wind, Snow eater1.) Chinook, chinook wind, snow eater -- (a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies)
  
  Snow eater - A warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

• Harmattan1.) Harmattan -- (a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter)
  
  Harmattan - A dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter

• Crosswind1.) Crosswind -- (wind blowing across the path or a ship or aircraft)
  
  Crosswind - Wind blowing across the path or a ship or aircraft

• Fohn1.) Fohn, foehn -- (a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps)
  
  Fohn, Foehn1.) Fohn, foehn -- (a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps)
  
  Foehn - A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps

• Khamsin1.) Khamsin -- (an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring)
  
  Khamsin - An oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring

• Santa Ana1.) Santa Ana -- (a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast)
  
  2.) Santa Anna, Santa Ana, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana -- (Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876))
  
  Santa Ana - A strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast

• High wind1.) High wind -- (a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region")
  
  High wind - A very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region"

• Headwind1.) Headwind -- (wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft)
  
  Headwind - Wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft

• Katabatic wind1.) Katabatic wind, catabatic wind -- (a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air)
  
  Katabatic wind, Catabatic wind1.) Katabatic wind, catabatic wind -- (a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air)
  
  Catabatic wind - A wind caused by the downward motion of cold air

• Tailwind1.) Tailwind -- (wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft)
  
  Tailwind - Wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft

• Doldrums1.) Stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums -- (a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation")
  
  2.) Doldrums -- (a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific)
  
  Doldrums - A state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"

• East wind1.) East wind, easter, easterly -- (a wind from the east)
  
  East wind, Easter1.) Easter -- (a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox)
  
  2.) East wind, easter, easterly -- (a wind from the east)
  
  Easter, Easterly1.) East wind, easter, easterly -- (a wind from the east)
  
  1.) Easterly, eastern -- (lying in or toward the east; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities")
  
  Easterly - A wind from the east

• Northwest wind1.) Northwest wind, northwester -- (a wind from the northwest)
  
  Northwest wind, Northwester1.) Northwest wind, northwester -- (a wind from the northwest)
  
  1.) Northwestern, northwesterly, northwest -- (situated in or oriented toward the northwest)
  
  Northwester - A wind from the northwest

• Southwester1.) Southwester, sou'wester -- (a strong wind from the southwest)
  
  1.) Southwesterly, southwest -- (coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly")
  
  Southwester, Sou'wester1.) Southwester, sou'wester -- (a strong wind from the southwest)
  
  2.) Sou'wester -- (waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front)
  
  Sou'wester - A strong wind from the southwest

• Southeaster1.) Southeaster, sou'easter -- (a strong wind from the southeast)
  
  1.) Southeasterly, southeast -- (coming from the southeast; "southeasterly breezes")
  
  Southeaster, Sou'easter1.) Southeaster, sou'easter -- (a strong wind from the southeast)
  
  Sou'easter - A strong wind from the southeast

• Gale1.) Gale -- (a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale)
  
  Gale - A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

• Gust1.) Gust, blast, blow -- (a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust")
  
  Gust, Blast1.) Blast -- (a very long fly ball)
  
  2.) Bang, clap, eruption, blast, bam -- (a sudden very loud noise)
  
  Blast, Blow1.) Blow -- (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head")
  
  2.) Blow, bump -- (an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle")
  
  Blow - A strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust"

• Monsoon1.) Monsoon -- (a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter)
  
  2.) Monsoon -- (rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern Monsoon1.) Monsoon -- (a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter)
  
  2.) Monsoon -- (rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains)
  
  Monsoon - A seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter blows, bringing heavy rains)
  
  Monsoon - A seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter

• monsoon - no definition found

• North wind1.) North wind, northerly, norther, boreas -- (a wind that blows from the north)
  
  North wind, Northerly1.) North wind, northerly, norther, boreas -- (a wind that blows from the north)
  
  1.) Northerly, northern -- (situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction")
  
  Northerly, Norther1.) North wind, northerly, norther, boreas -- (a wind that blows from the north)
  
  Norther, Boreas1.) North wind, northerly, norther, boreas -- (a wind that blows from the north)
  
  2.) Boreas -- ((Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold")
  
  Boreas - A wind that blows from the north

• prevailing wind - no definition found

• Simoom1.) Simoom, simoon, samiel -- (a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa)
  
  Simoom, Simoon1.) Simoom, simoon, samiel -- (a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa)
  
  Simoon, Samiel1.) Simoom, simoon, samiel -- (a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa)
  
  Samiel - A violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa

• South wind1.) South wind, souther, southerly -- (a wind from the south)
  
  South wind, Souther1.) South wind, souther, southerly -- (a wind from the south)
  
  Souther, Southerly1.) South wind, souther, southerly -- (a wind from the south)
  
  1.) Southerly, southern -- (situated in or oriented toward the south; "a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course")
  
  Southerly - A wind from the south

• Squall1.) Squall -- (sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation)
  
  1.) Squall, waul, wawl -- (make high-pitched, whiney noises)
  
  Squall - Sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation

• Thermal1.) Thermal -- (rising current of warm air)
  
  1.) Thermal, thermic, caloric -- (relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight")
  
  Thermal - Rising current of warm air

• Draft1.) Draft, bill of exchange, order of payment -- (a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another)
  
  2.) Draft, draught -- (a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle))
  
  Draft, Draught1.) Draft, draught, potation, tipple -- (a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft")
  
  2.) Gulp, draft, draught, swig -- (a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp")
  
  Draught - A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another

• West wind1.) West wind, wester -- (wind that blows from west to east)
  
  West wind, Wester1.) West wind, wester -- (wind that blows from west to east)
  
  1.) West -- (situated in or facing or moving toward the west)
  
  Wester - Wind that blows from west to east