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hailstone
hail·stone H0013300 (hāl′stōn′)n. A pellet of hail.hailstone (ˈheɪlˌstəʊn) n (Physical Geography) a pellet of hailhail•stone (ˈheɪlˌstoʊn)
n. a pellet of hail. [before 1000; M; Old English hagolstān] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hailstone - small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstormhail - precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currentsice, water ice - water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks" |
Translationshail1 (heil) noun1. small balls of ice falling from the clouds. There was some hail during the rainstorm last night. 冰雹 冰雹2. a shower (of things). a hail of arrows. 一陣(東西) （雹子般的）一阵 verb to shower hail. It was hailing as I drove home. 下冰雹 下雹子ˈhailstone noun a ball of hail. Hailstones battered against the window. 冰雹 雹子hailstone
hailstone a pellet of hail hailstone[′hāl‚stōn] (meteorology) A single unit of hail, ranging in size from that of a pea to that of a grapefruit, or from less than ¼ inch (6 millimeters) to more than 5 inches (13 centimeters) diameter; may be spheroidal, conical, or generally irregular in shape. hailstone
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