hailstone

Speech parts

1. hailstone - Noun

2. Hailstone - Proper noun

Meaning

A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

frost blizzard crystal glacier berg hailstorm ice chunk hail glaze iceberg sleet floe barf icicle
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Antonyms

water sentimental person

Hypernyms

ice water ice

Examples

A cross-section through a large hailstone shows an onion-like structure. Source: Internet

It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Source: Internet

Should the hailstone move into an area where mostly water vapour is available, it acquires a layer of opaque white ice. Source: Internet

It is estimated that a hailstone of convert in diameter falls at a rate of convert, while stones the size of convert in diameter fall at a rate of convert. Source: Internet

Large hailstone with concentric rings The size of hailstones is best determined by measuring their diameter with a ruler. Source: Internet

Smaller-sized hail, as well as snow pellets, use the coding of GS, which is short for the French word grésil. citation The largest recorded hailstone in the United States by diameter convert and weight convert. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hailshaft Hailsham hailshot hailstone number hailstorm Hailu