The difference between Gale and Hurricane

When used as nouns, gale means a very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm, whereas hurricane means a severe tropical cyclone in the north atlantic ocean, caribbean sea, gulf of mexico, or in the eastern north pacific off the west coast of mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

Gale is also verb with the meaning: to sing.

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  1. Gale as a verb (intransitive, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To sing; charm; enchant.

  2. Gale as a verb (intransitive, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To cry; groan; croak.

  3. Gale as a verb (intransitive, of a person, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To talk.

  4. Gale as a verb (intransitive, of a bird, Scotland):

    To call.

  5. Gale as a verb (transitive, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To sing; utter with musical modulations.

  1. Gale as a noun (meteorology):

    A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

  2. Gale as a noun:

    An outburst, especially of laughter.

    Examples:

    "a gale of laughter"

  3. Gale as a noun (archaic):

    A light breeze.

  4. Gale as a noun (obsolete):

    A song or story.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Toone"

  1. Gale as a verb (nautical):

    To sail, or sail fast.

  1. Gale as a noun:

    A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

  1. Gale as a noun (archaic):

    A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

    Examples:

    "Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due."

  1. Hurricane as a noun:

    A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

  2. Hurricane as a noun (meteorology):

    a wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm

  1. Hurricane as a noun (sports, aerial freestyle skiing):

    "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip

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