Beaufort Scale Definition

bōfərt
noun
A scale of wind force ranging from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane), corresponding with the velocity of wind at a set distance above ground or sea level.
American Heritage
A scale of wind force and speed.
Webster's New World

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

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Origin of Beaufort Scale

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

    From Wiktionary

  • After Sir Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), British naval officer

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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