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hailstone

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hail·stone  (hlstn)
n.
A pellet of hail.
hailstone [ˈheɪlˌstəʊn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a pellet of hail
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hailstone - small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm
hail - precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
ice, water ice - water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"
Translations
hailstone [ˈheɪlstəʊn] N → granizo m, piedra f (de granizo)
hailstone [ˈheɪlstəʊn] n → grêlon m
hailstone [ˈheɪlˌstəʊn] n → chicco di grandine
hailstone [ˈheɪlˌstəʊn] n → chicco di grandine


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Neither is this at all to be wondered at, because nature, in that country, observing the same proportion through all her operations, a hailstone is near eighteen hundred times as large as one in Europe; which I can assert upon experience, having been so curious as to weigh and measure them.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
A shower of rain drove down upon us, each drop stinging like a hailstone.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
Oaths flew like hailstones, and every now and then there came forth such an explosion as I thought was sure to end in blows.
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