HAILSTONE


Meaning of HAILSTONE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hagolstān (akin to Old Norse haglsteinn hailstone), from hagol hail + stān stone — more at hail , stone

: a single ball or lump of ice falling from a cloud : a pellet of hail

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