Collocations for gale - noun
ADJ.
fierce, full, great, heavy, howling, severe, strong | Force 9, Force 10, etc. | northerly, westerly, etc. | autumn, winter, etc. | equinoctial | Atlantic, North Sea, etc.
VERB + GALE
blow
It was blowing a gale outside.
It was blowing a gale outside.
get caught in
We got caught in a howling gale.
We got caught in a howling gale.
GALE + VERB
blow
A severe gale was blowing along the coast.
A severe gale was blowing along the coast.
GALE + NOUN
force
gale force winds
gale force winds
warning
PREP.
in ~
The tree had come down in a fierce gale the night before.
The tree had come down in a fierce gale the night before.