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gale vs strong gale

strong gale vs gale

gale and strong gale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gale Yes No No No
strong gale Yes No No No
As nouns, strong gale is a hyponym of gale; that is, strong 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
  • strong gale: wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale
Other hyponyms of gale include moderate gale, near gale, fresh gale, whole gale.
gale (noun) strong gale (noun)
a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale
Difference between gale and strong gale

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