gales of laughter

gale | American Dictionary

gale
noun[ C ]
us/ɡeɪl/
a very strong wind

Examples of gale

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My two children (aged 5 and 8, and literalists) went into gales of laughter at his "inappropriate" response.
Rainwater drained from the hut roofs into tanks was sometimes tainted with salt and fragments of seaweed after gales.
The phrase collocates with 'sharp frost' and 'equinoctial gales', both undesirable types of weather.
In the constant gales tent poles broke and guys tore off.
The climate is cold, cloudy, and windy, with frequent gales.
With weather conditions on the appointed day predicted to be very severe- including gales likely to cause structural damage to buildings- only three of the six teams managed to participate.
The wind then increased to gale force and breaking seas soon coated the superstructure in ice and made navigation more difficult due to reduced visibility.
The gale continued all afternoon and night with seas constantly sweeping the deck.
Right at this moment, a gale of wind blows the balloon up into the sky.
Suddenly a gale of wind blows up and the kite flies to the sky.
A few hours later a rainy northeast gale arrived, wetting their sleeping bags.
The wind was west-southwest with a moderate gale, some rain, and poor visibility.
On another occasion a gale lifted the tent's groundsheet, and its three occupants, off the ground.
Underneath, undisturbed by gales and blizzards, the pipe of one of the men on board was found, still ready for use.
They warned of severe gales established in eastern districts and for some areas storm force 10.
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