Meaning of BEAUFORT SCALE
Pronunciation: | | 'byoofurt skeyl
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- [n] a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
- [n] an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
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| Synonyms: | | wind scale |
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| See Also: | | calm air, fresh breeze, fresh gale, gentle breeze, graduated table, hurricane, light air, light breeze, moderate breeze, moderate gale, near gale, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement, storm, strong breeze, strong gale, system of measurement, violent storm, whole gale | |
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