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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A wind having a speed ranging from 41 to 47 knots (47 to 54 miles per hour; 76 to 87 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale.
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- noun wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale
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