1 [U,C] a type of beer, usually sold in bottles or cans. There are several kinds of ale:
brown / pale ale
2 [C] a glass, bottle or can of ale:
Two light ales please.
3 [U] (old-fashioned) beer generally
seealsoGINGERALE, REALALE
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