gale vs hurricane

gale

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

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

  • An outburst, especially of laughter. 

verb
  • To talk. 

  • To sing; charm; enchant. 

  • To cry; groan; croak. 

  • To call. 

  • To sing; utter with musical modulations. 

  • To sail, or sail fast. 

hurricane

noun
  • A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm 

  • 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. 

  • "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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