n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 13th century
1 a : SALUTE , GREET b : to greet with enthusiastic approval : ACCLAIM
2 : to greet or summon by calling < hail a taxi>
intransitive verb : to call out especially : to call a greeting to a passing ship
– hail · er \ h ā -l ə r \ noun
– hail from : to be or have been native to or a resident of