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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A wind with a speed from 28 to 33 knots (32 to 38 miles per hour; 52 to 61 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.

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  • noun wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale

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