HAIL AND HAILSTONES

Meaning of HAIL AND HAILSTONES in English

Hail is frozen ice that has been formed as raindrops are moved up and down through a tall cumulus cloud so that the stone freezes on its upward path, then collects more moisture on its downward path. Some hailstones have grown to weigh over half a kilo.

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HAIL — Precipitation of balls or pieces of ice with a diameter of 0. 2–4 in. (5 mm–10 cm). Small hail (also …
Английский словарь Британика
HAIL — precipitation of balls or pieces of ice with a diameter of 5 mm to 10 cm (about 0.2 to 4 …
Britannica English vocabulary
HAIL — I. ˈhāl esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hail, hagel, hawel, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAIL — hail 1 — hailer , n. /hayl/ , v.t. 1. to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome. 2. to acclaim; approve …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAIL — v. rain down hail; pour down like hail, fall with force; salute, greet, welcome; call to from a distance
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HAIL — I. ˈhāl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hægl; akin to Old High German hagal hail Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAIL — vt to pour forcibly down, as hail. 2. hail ·adj healthy. ·see hale (the preferable spelling). 3. hail ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
HAIL — [hail] n [ME, fr. OE haegl; akin to OHG hagal hail] (bef. 12c) 1: precipitation in the form of small …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAIL — hail BrE AmE heɪ ə l ▷ hailed heɪ ə ld ▷ hailing ˈheɪ ə l ɪŋ ▷ hails heɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HAIL — / heɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ usually passive ] hail sb/sth (as) sth to describe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAIL — I. hail 1 /heɪl/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hagal , hægl ] 1 . [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAIL — v., int., & n. --v. 1 tr. greet enthusiastically. 2 tr. signal to or attract the attention of (hailed a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAIL — v., int., & n. v. 1 tr. greet enthusiastically. 2 tr. signal to or attract the attention of (hailed a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAIL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. 2 (foll. by of) …
Oxford English vocab
HAIL — ( hails, hailing, hailed) 1. If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a critic hails sth/sb as sth (= describes someone or something as very good …
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AND
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HAIL — (ICE) [noun] [U] - small hard balls of ice which fall from the sky like rainDid you get caught in …
Cambridge English vocab
HAIL — n. Precipitation of balls or pieces of ice with a diameter of 0. 24 in. (5 mm10 cm). Small hail …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HAIL — I. noun HAIL + VERB ▪ fall ▪ Hail fell shortly after lunch. ▪ melt ▪ The ~ melted once …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HAILSTONES — n. ~ fall
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
HAIL — I 1. сущ. 1) град 2) перен. поток, град The victim was hit by a hail of bullets. ≈ Жертву …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAILSTONES — Градины
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HAILSTONES — Град
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HAIL — hail.ogg _I 1. heıl n 1> град 2> поток, град, множество a hail of blows bullets - град ударов пуль …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAIL — град - giant hail - small hail - soft hail
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HAIL — град - giant hail - small hail - soft hail
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HAIL — _I 1. heıl n 1) град 2> поток, град, множество a hail of blows bullets - град ударов пуль 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HAIL — I 1. сущ. 1) град 2) поток, град The victim was hit by a hail of bullets. — Жертву изрешетили …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HAIL — I 1. сущ. 1) град 2) поток, град The victim was hit by a hail of bullets. — Жертву изрешетили градом пуль. The police were …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HAIL — _I 1. _n. град - hail of fire 2. _v. 1> (в безл. оборотах); it hails, it is hailing - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HAIL — I 1. n. град - hail of fire 2. v. 1. (в безл. оборотах); it hails, it is hailing - …
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HAIL — _I heɪl 1. _n. град; hail of fire _воен. сильный огонь 2. _v. 1> (в безл. оборотах); it hails, it …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HAIL — 1) град 2) оклик 3) окликать [c gray](судно) - soft hail - hail squall - hail stone - hail storm …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
HAIL — I 1. сущ. 1) град 2) перен. поток, град The victim was hit by a hail of bullets. ≈ Жертву …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOCK — I. ˈsäk noun ( -s ; see sense 2a ) Etymology: Middle English socke, sokke, from Old English socc, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PELT — I. ˈpelt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps back-formation from peltry — more at peltry 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French cheance, chance, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRUISE — I. ˈbrüz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English brusen, brisen, from Middle French bruisier to break, shatter & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAILSHOT — (n. pl.) Small shot which scatter like hailstones.
Английский словарь Webster
HAIL — (n.) Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The …
Английский словарь Webster
HAILSHOT — ( n. pl. ) Small shot which scatter like hailstones.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HAIL — ( n. ) Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ICE PELLETS — Meteorol. precipitation consisting of particles of ice less than 0.2 in. (5 mm) in diameter, occurring either as frozen raindrops …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PELT — I. ˈpelt noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from pelett animal skin, from Anglo-French pelette — more at peltry Date: 15th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Britannica English vocabulary
LAPILLUS — plural Lapilli, unconsolidated volcanic fragment with a diameter between 4 and 32 mm (0.16 and 1.26 inches) that was ejected …
Britannica English vocabulary
SNOW — I. snow 1 S2 W3 /snəʊ $ snoʊ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: snaw ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SLUSH — slush /slʌʃ/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language ] 1 . [uncountable] partly …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ICICLE — i ‧ ci ‧ cle /ˈaɪsɪk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ ice , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ICEBERG — ice ‧ berg /ˈaɪsbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Danish ; Origin: Norwegian isberg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ICE — I. ice 1 S2 W3 /aɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ ice , ↑ de-ice ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GLACIER — gla ‧ ci ‧ er /ˈɡlæsiə $ ˈɡleɪʃər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAILSTONE — ( hailstones) Hailstones are small balls of ice that fall like rain from the sky. N-COUNT : usu pl
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF
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YOUR
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WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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PUT
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