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单词 hailstorm
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hailstorm

noun

hail·​storm ˈhāl-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce hailstorm (audio)
: a storm accompanied by hail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Many of the tracks are comments on the contemporary political hailstorm—one song was a response to the #MeToo movement, and another was about Trump’s anti-immigration policies. D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2022 Pearl summited El Cap on September 16, in the midst of a hailstorm and plummeting temperatures. Chris Van Leuven, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2019 But the hailstorm in Michoacán will have lasting implications in the U.S. because 80% of Michoacán’s avocado exports end up north of the border. Alena Botros, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022 Here, in Southern California, before the citizens’ commission was created, there was a freak hailstorm in the Watts section of Los Angeles. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2022 The cold snap that accompanied the hailstorm seems to have damaged a whole range of otherwise hardy plants that were in a particularly sensitive stage of development. oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2022 After stunning the Warriors Thursday with a fourth-quarter hailstorm of 3-pointers on the way to a 120-108 win in Game 1 of the Finals, a sweep is the furthest thing from the Celtics’ minds. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 There are two versions, or perhaps two miracles: that after a hailstorm destroyed crops in a Polish town, Hyacinth told people to pray, and the next day, the crops were intact, and the locals made pierogis for the future saint. Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 Teicher, dressed casually in overalls and a T-shirt, adds a layer of rhythm, with shuffles, slides and spins, a freestyle approach that gives way to an exuberant hailstorm of rapid footwork, punctuating the piano composition with percussive taps. San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hailstorm

noun

hail·​storm ˈhāl-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce hailstorm (audio)
: a storm that brings hail

hailstorm

noun

as in rainstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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