What is "strong gale"

Usage examples of "strong gale".

Cyrus Harding had intended to blow her up, so as to collect the remains on the shore, but a strong gale from the northeast and a heavy sea compelled him to economize his powder.

The signal came from the tug Salvado, reporting strong gale conditions and heavy seas.

In a gale, the waves are high with crests that break into spindrift, while in a strong gale the crests topple and roll and dense streaks of foam blow in the wind”.

That night the wind increased to a strong gale, with a heavy sea, but on the following day the weather moderated, permitting us to keep our Christmas cheerfully.

A strong gale in those latitudes could press a chill through layer upon layer of thermal clothing.