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Noun: moderate gale
  1. Wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale
    "The moderate gale made sailing challenging but not impossible";
    - near gale

Derived forms: moderate gales

Type of: gale

Part of: Beaufort scale, wind scale

Encyclopedia: Moderate gale