HAILSTONE

hailstone

(noun) small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hailstone (plural hailstones)

A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation

Anagrams

• antiholes, thiolanes

Source: Wiktionary


Hail"stone`, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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