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whole gale vs gale

gale vs whole gale

whole gale and gale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
whole gale Yes No No No
gale Yes No No No
As nouns, gale is a hypernym of whole gale; that is, gale is a word with a broader meaning than whole gale:
  • whole gale: wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale
  • gale: a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
whole gale (noun) gale (noun)
wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale
Difference between whole gale and gale

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