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Example sentences for "strong gale"

  • This fine weather was of short duration; in the evening, the wind increased to a strong gale at S.

  • In the afternoon the wind increased to a strong gale, attended with a thick fog, snow, sleet, and rain, which constitutes the very worst of weather.

  • In the night the wind increased to a strong gale, attended with sleet and snow, and obliged us to double-reef our top-sails.

  • In the early hours of the 28rd a strong gale sprang up and rapidly increased in violence.

  • I find the average velocity of the wind for that day to have been forty-five miles per hour, corresponding to a "strong gale" on the Beaufort scale.

  • An attempt to get away next morning was frustrated by a strong gale.

  • On the 27th, we had a strong gale of wind from the east, attended with heavy rain, which was the first that had happened since the 23d of September, and was much wanted.

  • The wind increased to a strong gale, until at length it blew quite a hurricane.

  • At night, it blew a strong gale at south, at which time the Portland lights were then seen, bearing north-west, distant four or five leagues.

  • Next morning at four a strong gale came on from east-north-east, and the ship shivering, they were obliged to cut the cables and run out to sea.


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