hailstone
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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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Example Sentences
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He posted photos on X showing one home with its roof torn off and another missing roof shingles, as well as an image of a baseball-sized hailstone.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
A 20-month-old child has died in Spain after being struck on the head by a hailstone.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022
A person holds up a hailstone during a hailstorm in Girona, Spain August 30, 2022.
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2022
The current world record for a hailstone is 8 inches across, or about the size of a volleyball.
From Fox News • May 5, 2020
Grinning, he gathered in one sweep all the mucus in his flaring nostrils and let fly a blob as thick as a hailstone.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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