Beaufort scale
English
editEtymology
editCreated by Irish hydrographer and British navy officer Francis Beaufort in 1806.
Proper noun
edit- (nautical) An empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editmeasure for the intensity of the wind
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Further reading
edit- Beaufort scale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia