ice pellets
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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The towing — expected among camp residents for more than a week — started just as ice pellets were starting to fall on a raw October day.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023
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
Farther north, Canada’s weather and climate agency said that storm conditions would bring a wintry mix of snow and ice pellets to southern Ontario late Wednesday and into Thursday.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023
When he’d opened the door, the ground had been covered in golf-ball-size ice pellets for as far as he could see.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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