hailstone

[ heyl-stohn ]

noun

1. a pellet of hail.

hailstone

/ ˈheɪlˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a pellet of hail

Other Words From

• hailstoned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hailstone¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English hagolstān. See hail ², stone

Example Sentences

On Monday night, hailstones piled up in doorways, making it impossible to open them and creating dams that pushed rainwater into buildings, he said.

From Seattle Times

All sound like the stuff of fun games — except when they are used to describe the size of the hailstones that often accompany severe thunderstorms.

From New York Times

He posted photos on X showing one home with its roof torn off and another missing roof shingles, as well as an image of a baseball-sized hailstone.

From Seattle Times

He posted photos on X, formerly Twitter, showing one home with its roof torn off and another with roof shingles and himself holding a baseball-sized hailstone.

From Seattle Times

Large hailstones were seen covering roads in the United Arab Emirates, after a rare hailstorm struck the region.

From BBC