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gale vs moderate gale

moderate gale vs gale

gale and moderate gale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gale Yes No No No
moderate gale Yes No No No
As nouns, moderate gale is a hyponym of gale; that is, moderate gale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gale:
  • gale: a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
  • moderate gale: wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale
Other hyponyms of gale include near gale, fresh gale, strong gale, whole gale.
gale (noun) moderate gale (noun)
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale
Difference between gale and moderate gale

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