hailstone
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Origin of hailstone
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hagolstān. See hail 2, stone
Vocabulary lists containing hailstone
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Middle School
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Earth Science - Middle School
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Derek Hailstone, co-owner of Mick's Cycles, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, says the majority of his stock comes in through Felixstowe.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2022
"It has been a bit sad to see the street here so quiet and I think this lockdown has been harder for people than the first," says Ms Hailstone.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2021
Marine aviator Derek Abbey said that, including Operation Hailstone, a total of 28 U.S. aircraft from World War II, associated with 103 MIAs, are believed to be missing in Truk Lagoon.
From Fox News • Feb. 17, 2020
Brat spokesman Mitchell Hailstone said the congressman has never stopped meeting with constituents, noting that he participated in a forum on human trafficking two weeks ago.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2018
He succeeded, in 1818, Professor Hailstone in the chair of Geology, founded at Cambridge by the celebrated Dr. John Woodward.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
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