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ice pellets

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plural noun

Meteorology.
  1. precipitation consisting of particles of ice less than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) in diameter, occurring either as frozen raindrops or as small hailstones.


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The embryos grow into soft ice pellets called graupel, says Sonia Lasher-Trapp, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2023

In Canada, ice pellets and freezing rain were forecast overnight after parts of southern Ontario were blanketed in snow during the evening rush hour on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

Each shipper needs 50 pounds of dry ice pellets, so Pfizer is building its own dry ice factory.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020

The company buys dry ice pellets and compresses them into blocks.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2017

It was snowing when she went to the bus stop, the sort of snow that feels like sharp little ice pellets on your skin.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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