ice pellets
plural nounMeteorology.
precipitation consisting of particles of ice less than 0.2 inch (5 millimeters) in diameter, occurring either as frozen raindrops or as small hailstones.
- Compare hail2 (def. 1), sleet, snow pellets.
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How to use ice pellets in a sentence
In time these trees are entirely worn away by the violence of wind-blown ice-pellets and the gnawings of the sand-toothed gales.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland | Enos A. MillsThe dogs paused instantly, lay down, and began to strip the ice pellets from between their toes.
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