Equinoctial gales are the effect of an equinox, which effect must, of course, be preceded by the cause.
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At first they hoped a seasonal " equinoctial gale, " or hurricane, common at that time of year, would blow away the fever.
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I am sorry to say that they present of weather has nothing to do with the equinox : these are not equinoctial gales; they are to come.
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As well we might expect to hear the report of a gun a fortnight before it is fired, as to have equinoctial gales set in weeks before the sun crosses the equator, late p . m . on the 22nd inst.
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It arrived off Rochefort on the 20 September, but due to heavy fog was unable to land for several days . Hawke and the naval officers were already extremely concerned about the worsening weather, fearing equinoctial gales that would make the sea more and more dangerous as the autumn wore on.