Definition of: peal

(pēl) noun
1. A prolonged, sonorous sound, as of a bell, trumpet, or thunder.
2. A set of large bells attuned to the major scale.
3. The change rung on a chime, usually a scale or part of a scale.
—v.t. & v.i. To sound with a peal or peals; ring out; resound. See synonyms under ROAR. ♦ Homophone: peel. [ME pele, aphetic var. of apele <OF apeler. See APPEAL.]