Beaufort scale

name
/ˈbəʊ.fərt ˌskɛɪl/

Etymology

Created by Irish hydrographer and British navy officer Francis Beaufort in 1806.

Definitions

  1. An empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea…

    An empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.

The neighborhood

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