Tempest vs. Gale

Tempestnoun

A storm, especially one with severe winds.

Tempestnoun

Any violent tumult or commotion.

Tempestnoun

(obsolete) A fashionable social gathering; a drum.

Tempestverb

To storm.

Tempestverb

To disturb, as by a tempest.

Tempestnoun

An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.

Tempestnoun

Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions.

Tempestnoun

A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note under Drum, n., 4.

Tempestverb

To disturb as by a tempest.

Tempestverb

To storm.

Tempestnoun

a violent commotion or disturbance;

Tempestnoun

(literary) a violent wind;

Galeverb

To sing; charm; enchant.

Galeverb

To cry; groan; croak.

Galeverb

To talk.

Galeverb

To call.

Galeverb

To sing; utter with musical modulations.

Galeverb

(nautical) To sail, or sail fast.

Galenoun

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

Galenoun

An outburst, especially of laughter.

Galenoun

(archaic) A light breeze.

Galenoun

(obsolete) A song or story.

Galenoun

A shrub, also called sweet gale or bog myrtle (Myrica gale), that grows on moors and fens.

Galenoun

(archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

Galenoun

A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.

Galenoun

A moderate current of air; a breeze.

Galenoun

A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.

Galenoun

A song or story.

Galenoun

A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found both in Europe and in America.

Galenoun

The payment of a rent or annuity.

Galeverb

To sale, or sail fast.

Galeverb

To sing.

Galenoun

a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

Gale

A gale is a strong wind, typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as 34–47 knots (63–87 km/h, 17.5–24.2 m/s or 39–54 miles/hour) of sustained surface winds.