hailstone

[ heyl-stohn ]
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noun
  1. a pellet of hail.

Origin of hailstone

1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hagolstān.See hail2, stone

Other words from hailstone

  • hailstoned, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for hailstone

hailstone

/ (ˈheɪlˌstəʊn) /


noun
  1. a pellet of hail

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