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gale

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A strong wind, typically between force 8 and 10 on the Beaufort scale, capable of damaging sails and rigging.

Detailed Definition
The gale is the sea's serious voice, a prolonged and powerful wind that transforms the ocean into a battlefield. In poetry, it symbolizes sustained adversity, the grinding, days-long trial that wears down both body and spirit. Unlike the sudden squall, the gale is a protracted siege, a test of endurance and preparation. Poets use the gale to evoke the heroic struggle, the unyielding force of nature against which human perseverance is measured. The gale's howling in the rigging is a classic soundtrack for dramatic poetry, and its gradual abatement is a profound relief, a second birth from the fury.
Example
Example in poetry:
The gale in poetry symbolizes sustained adversity, the grinding, days-long trial that wears down both body and spirit.; Unlike the sudden squall, the gale is a protracted siege, a test of endurance and preparation.; Poets use the gale to evoke the heroic struggle, the unyielding force of nature against which human perseverance is measured.; The gale’s howling in the rigging is a classic soundtrack for dramatic poetry.; Its gradual abatement is a profound relief, a second birth from the fury.; The gale is the sea’s serious voice, a prolonged and powerful wind that transforms the ocean into a battlefield.
Additional Notes
A gale is a strong, sustained wind, powerful enough to damage rigging and transform the sea into a battlefield. In poetry, it symbolizes prolonged adversity, the grinding, days-long trial that wears down both body and spirit. Unlike a sudden squall, the gale is a protracted siege, a test of endurance, preparation, and the will to survive. Poets use the gale to evoke the heroic struggle, the unyielding force of nature against which human perseverance is measured. The howl of the gale in the rigging is a classic and terrifying soundtrack for dramatic verse. Its gradual abatement is felt as a profound relief, a second birth from the fury, making it a powerful metaphor for weathering life's most enduring and exhausting challenges.
Other Meanings of “gale”
Also Known As
Strong breeze storm wind moderate gale fresh gale tempest Ironwind
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