hail
/hāl/
noun
pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
"rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof"
synonyms: frozen rain, hailstones, sleet, precipitation, hailstorm, hail shower
verb
- hail falls."it hailed so hard we had to stop"synonyms: beat, shower, rain, fall, pour, drop, pelt, pepper, batter, bombard, volley, assail
- (of a large number of objects) fall or be hurled forcefully."missiles and bombs hail down from the sky"
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Hail
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets, though the two are often confused. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Ice pellets generally fall in cold weather, while hail... Wikipedia
The meaning of HAIL is precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow.
20 hours ago · Large hail of up to two inches in diameter -- approximately golf ball-sized -- and damaging winds of up to 75 mph are the main threats, ...