severe gale
Frequency: 7.29.1 per million words
describes a gale of great intensity
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- The coastguard issued a severe gale warning for the North Sea tonight.
- A severe gale swept across the harbor, forcing all ferries to cancel.
- It's blowing a severe gale out there—secure the windows!
- We got caught in a severe gale on the mountain pass.
- Forecasts suggest a severe gale will hit by sunrise.
- The old oak came down in a severe gale last winter.
- Construction was halted as a severe gale was blowing along the coast.
- Fishermen stayed in port because a severe gale was expected.
- After the severe gale subsided, crews cleared fallen branches from the roads.
- Even the lighthouse rattled during the severe gale last night.