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gale vs near gale

near gale vs gale

gale and near gale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gale Yes No No No
near gale Yes No No No
As nouns, near gale is a hyponym of gale; that is, near 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
  • near gale: wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale
Other hyponyms of gale include moderate gale, fresh gale, strong gale, whole gale.
gale (noun) near 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 near gale

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