The phrase "a violent gale" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strong and forceful wind, often in the context of weather reports or literary descriptions.
Example: "The storm brought a violent gale that uprooted trees and caused widespread damage across the town."
Alternatives: "a fierce wind" or "a strong gale".
LONDON — A violent gale, which swept the country yesterday [Nov. 26], was responsible for the loss of a considerable number of lives and caused enormous damage to property.
The first was originally documented by Partagás (1995), who detected it based on a faulty report of a violent gale from a ship, the Mariquita.
The expression, "going great guns" comes from British naval slang of the 18th century when "blowing great guns" signified a violent gale.
The ships Highflyer and Osceola encountered a "very violent" gale on August 23, while located at 33.0°N, 55.0°W, which is about 565 miles (910 km) east-northeast of Bermuda.
Cruising off the port in his flagship, the Vanguard, Nelson was struck by a violent northwesterly gale that blew his squadron off station and carried the French well on their way to their destination, Egypt.
But it was a morning for dichotomies, for MacArthur's youthful appearance belied her vast experience, and the still harbor gave no indication of the violent gales and stormy seas that await on the multistaged, self-appointed mission ahead of her.
These [were used] either through their want of canvas and their ignorance of its application, or for this reason, which is more probable, that they thought that such storms of the ocean, and such violent gales of wind could not be resisted by sails, nor ships of such great burden be conveniently enough managed by them.
The winter of 1937 illustrated the problems that the weather could pose; during January and February that year, the island was cut off for three weeks by violent gales which demolished houses along the seafront and washed boats 100 yards (90 m) inland.
