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hailstorm

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hail·storm  (hlstôrm)
n.
A storm with hail.

hailstorm [ˈheɪlˌstɔːm]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a storm during which hail falls
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hailstorm - a storm during which hail falls
storm, violent storm - a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
Translations
hailstorm [ˈheɪlstɔːm] Ngranizada f
hailstorm hail storm [ˈheɪlstɔːrm] naverse f de grêle
hailstorm [ˈheɪlˈstɔːm] ngrandinata


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And many a one who hath come along as a destroyer, and as a hailstorm to all cornfields, wanted merely to put his foot into the jaws of the rabble, and thus stop their throat.
Dorothy thought it sounded like a sudden hailstorm, and the visitors, knowing that caution was no longer necessary, hurried forward to see what had happened.
Sancho planted himself behind his ass, and with him sheltered himself from the hailstorm that poured on both of them.
 
 
 
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