wind scale winds·cale uncommon noun 1. an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) SynonymsBeaufort scalewind scale Related words Broader terms scale Part of calm airlight airlight breezegentle breezemoderate breezefresh breezestrong breezemoderate gale WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.