hailstone
noun
a pellet of hail.
hailstones
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pluralof hailstone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On Monday night, hailstones piled up in doorways, making it impossible to open them and creating dams that pushed rainwater into buildings, he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Those hailstones can cause significant damage to homes and cars, a growing worry as warming temperatures fuel more destructive storms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Large hailstones were seen covering roads in the United Arab Emirates, after a rare hailstorm struck the region.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
Residents in parts of New South Wales and South Australia were shocked to find hailstones the size of golf balls blanketing their lawns in summer.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
Heavy hailstones hissed into the grass and squelched into the mud and clanged off our robot.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
