hailstorm
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- noun
- /ˈheɪlˌstɔrm/
- UK
:
tormenta de granizo
- When Lydia came home from the tour, she discovered that a hailstorm had beaten up her roof.
- hailstorm pummeled
- summer hailstorm
- violent hailstorm
Examples
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One summer, a hailstorm rudely smashed many of the panes.
Fiction book (1995) -
The tires kick up a hailstorm of loose gravel and dirt, pelting Jeff all over his body.
Fiction book (1997) -
We ran into a hailstorm over the Sea of Japan, right?
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Most beginning farmers are one hailstorm, flood, or tornado away from going out of business for several reasons.
Blog text (31) -
And then suddenly out of nowhere, This violent hailstorm came And destroyed my entire crop of maize.
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Last night, a severe hailstorm damaged rooftops and shattered windows across the city.
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The farmer lost part of his crop due to the unexpected hailstorm that swept through his fields.
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After the hailstorm, the ground was covered in ice pellets, making it difficult to drive.
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Etymology
Hailstorm comes from two simple words: hail ('small balls of ice that fall from the sky') and storm ('a strong weather event'). So a hailstorm is a storm that brings lots of frozen balls, and you can remember it by picturing ice hitting roofs and cars.