gale

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To cry; groan; croak.
2. 2
   To talk.
3. 3
   To sing; utter with musical modulations.
4. 4
   To sail, or sail fast.

Noun

1. 1
   A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
2. 2
   An outburst, especially of laughter.
3. 3
   A light breeze.
4. 4
   A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.
5. 5
   A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.
6. 6
   The personal mining plot of a freeminer.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A unisex given name.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
6. 6
   A number of places in the United States: A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.