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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

severe gale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
sev-ere -gale
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

On the Beaufort scale, a force-9 wind (41-47 knots)

Inflected Forms

severe gales (plural)

Questions

What does severe gale mean?
On the Beaufort scale, a force-9 wind (41-47 knots)

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