: a scale in which the force of the wind is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12
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On the Beaufort scale, long used to categorize wind strength, a 32 mph wind reaches near-gale force.
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
The Beaufort scale is still used today to estimate wind strengths.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2023
The wind speed is 0.5 meters per second which is considered to be light air on the Beaufort scale.
—USA Today, 17 Mar. 2021
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2024
The Beaufort scale is still used today to estimate wind strengths.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2023
The wind speed is 0.5 meters per second which is considered to be light air on the Beaufort scale.
—USA Today, 17 Mar. 2021
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“Beaufort scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Beaufort%20scale. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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Beaufort scale
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Beau·fort scale
ˌbō-fərt- 
: a scale in which the force of the wind is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12
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