(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.
Hailstorm
Definition:
(n.) A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail.
Example Sentences:
(1) It sounds like self-congratulation for disbelieving incorrect forecasts of rain, then proudly stepping into a hailstorm without an umbrella.
(2) Link to video Next, try to ignore the hailstorm of crude messages blasted from David Cameron’s multimedia machine.
(3) With the verdict uncertain but the stadium crew hovering on the court’s edges, ready to set up the court for the trophy presentation, hundreds of fans sent padded seat covers soaring into the air all over the stadium, creating a scene that resembled an orange hailstorm.
(4) After that we had to show it worked in the wild and could withstand hailstorms and the like."
(5) KSÍ is made up largely of former soccer players, including Sigurvinsson, who remember all too well spending the interminable winters indoors, with limited access to outdoor gravel pitches where gale-force winds and impromptu hailstorms infringed upon the few hours of daylight.
(6) Not only can a theatre be a perfect shelter from a passing hailstorm, but it can provide vital emotional shelter as well.