strong gale; former scale 11 wind
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
violent and swift wind; gale
formalOften used in fixed collocations to describe severe weather.
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
tū突
rán然
xí席
juǎn卷
le了
zhè这
zuò座
yán沿
hǎi海
chéng城
shì市
。
The violent storm suddenly swept through this coastal city.
zhè这
chǎng场
bào暴
fēng风
guā刮
dǎo倒
le了
lù路
biān边
de的
shí十
jǐ几
kē棵
dà大
shù树
。
This gale knocked down more than a dozen big trees by the road.
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yú渔
chuán船
zài在
bào暴
fēng风
lín来
qián临
jí前
shí及
fǎn时
huí返
le回
gǎng了
kǒu港
口
。
The fishing boats returned to the harbor in time before the gale arrived.
tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
jīn今
wǎn晚
jiāng将
yǒu有
bào暴
fēng风
lái来
xí袭
，
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
zuò做
hǎ好
fáng防
fàn范
。
The weather forecast says a gale will hit tonight, please take precautions.
bào暴
fēng风
guò过
hòu后
，
jiē街
dào道
shàng上
sàn散
luò落
zhe着
bèi被
chuī吹
duàn断
de的
shù树
zhī枝
hé和
guǎng广
gào告
pái牌
suì碎
piàn片
。
After the gale, broken tree branches and billboard scraps littered the streets.
noun
former scale 11 wind (meteorology)
technical, archaicThis is an outdated meteorological term, now superseded by the modern wind scale classification.
zài在
jiù旧
de的
fēng风
jí级
biāo标
zhǔn准
lǐ里
，
bào暴
fēng风
duì对
yìng应
111
jí1
fēng级
风
。
In the old wind scale standard, the gale corresponds to force 11 wind.
qì气
xiàng象
kè课
běn本
lǐ里
céng曾
jīng经
jiāng将
111
jí1
fēng级
chēng风
wèi称
bào为
fēng暴
风
。
Meteorology textbooks once referred to force 11 wind as a gale.