What's the difference between hail and hailstone?

Hail


Definition:

  • (n.) Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones.
  • (v. i.) To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
  • (v. t.) To pour forcibly down, as hail.
  • (a.) Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
  • (v. t.) To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
  • (v. t.) To name; to designate; to call.
  • (v. i.) To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.
  • (v. i.) To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from.
  • (v. t.) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
  • (n.) A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The agreement, hailed as a "landmark" deal and a breakthrough by politicians and the green lobby alike, came before a crucial EU summit opening in Brussels tomorrow at which 27 prime ministers and presidents are supposed to finalise an ambitious package to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020.
  • (2) "It's very clear now that the administration agrees with us," said Wyden, hailing a switch from both the Bush and Obama administration stance that "collecting these records is vital to western civilisation".
  • (3) Many other innovations are also being hailed as the future of food, from fake chicken to 3D printing and from algae to lab-grown meat.
  • (4) Three million of us are behind our team!” trumpets La Republica, who hail “the national team's exemplary behaviour so far, both individually and collectively.” Naturally they were saying exactly the same thing after the defeat to Costa Rica.
  • (5) The win reduced Chelsea’s lead over them to six points and Pellegrini hailed a first clean sheet in five matches.
  • (6) Chancellor George Osborne hailed today's GDP data as a sign that the UK is recovering ( see his statement here ).
  • (7) Read more The agreement earned a mixed initial reception, with the UN hailing a “bold” and “groundbreaking” outcome even as other delegates complained of “a terrible precedent” and lack of moral leadership.
  • (8) Didi Chuxing also claims it accounts for 87% of China’s ride-hailing market, in which US-based Uber is trying to break through.
  • (9) Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead said: "Scotland is rightly hailed as a land of food and drink, which is underpinned by the record exports achieved in both areas in 2011.
  • (10) The draft released last Monday had been hailed by some church observers and gay rights groups as “a stunning change” in how the Catholic hierarchy talked about gay people.
  • (11) Yet victory at Wembley will be hailed as vindication of the decision to change manager.
  • (12) This finding has been hailed as a landmark in cell physiology which may reveal new mechanisms of viral pathogenesis.
  • (13) While the 1998 World Cup victory by a multicultural “black, blanc, beur” French football team led by Zinedine Zidane was hailed as a new beginning for a mixed nation, it did not stop the race rows and monkey chants in French football.
  • (14) He hailed the party's commitment to lift low and average earners out of tax, and rounded on those who criticised the Lib Dems' proposed "mansion tax" – a tax on properties worth over £2m – as an attack on "ordinary middle-class owners", saying: "You wonder what part of the solar system they live in."
  • (15) He hailed the decision to award the Games to London, saying: "This is just the most fantastic opportunity to do everything we ever dreamed of in British sport."
  • (16) Amid reports that the Treasury is concerned about the escalating costs of the project, which have now reached £42.6bn, the chancellor hailed the chance to change the "economic geography" of Britain.
  • (17) In what is being hailed as one of the first tangible signs in a change of outlook for Greece, the European Investment Bank has also agreed to inject up to €750m into the cashed-starved Greek economy with immediate effect.
  • (18) The US Department of Justice hailed a “landmark achievement”.
  • (19) Cameron also did not know about Ashcroft's status as recently as 8 February – by which time Hague knew – when the Tory leader hailed the change in the law in a speech on new politics.
  • (20) Taxis will still accept customers hailing them from the street.

Hailstone


Definition:

  • (n.) A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Icy hailstones hammered on to the pitch but Van Gaal was probably more concerned by the heat of Mourinho’s breath on the back of his neck.
  • (2) Lieutenant-General Earl Hailston, commander of US forces on Okinawa, said: "The kind of behaviour alleged is entirely unacceptable, and US military officials are cooperating fully with Okinawan government officials and police to determine the facts of this incident."
  • (3) Military-civilian relations were severely strained in February when General Hailston described local politicians as "nuts" and "a bunch of wimps" in a leaked email.
  • (4) "Not everywhere within the warning area will see thunderstorms, and indeed some spells of warm sunshine are expected at times, but where thunderstorms do form some torrential downpours are likely, with frequent lightning, large hailstones and locally strong gusts," a spokesman for the Met Office warned, adding that there was a 60% chance of the heatwave continuing, with high levels of humidity expected.
  • (5) The restart was delayed by almost 40 minutes after a storm peppered the pitch with large hailstones and heavy rain, making life difficult for both sides.
  • (6) Prolonged rainfall and short but exceptionally heavy showers, followed by freak storms with hailstones the size of golf balls in some areas, left parts of the Midlands, the north-east and Wales submerged.

Words possibly related to "hail"

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