noun · Nature

hailstone

Picture of the word hailstone for children

The meaning (definition) of the word hailstone

one small ball of ice that falls during a storm

The word hailstone used in a sentence

I picked up a cold hailstone from the ground after the storm.

The plural of the word hailstone

hailstones

How the word hailstone is said around the world

Frenchgrêle (grel)
Spanishgranizo (grahneethoh)
Mandarin冰雹 (bīng báo)
Hindiओला (ohlah)
Arabicحبة برد
Russianград (grad)
Portuguese (EU)pedra de granizo (pedruh di gruhneezuu)
Portuguese (BR)pedra de granizo (pedra jew graneezuu)
Japanese (hyou)
GermanHagelkorn (hahguhlkawrn)
Urduاولے (ohlay)
Punjabiਗੜੇਮਾਰੀ (guhraymahree)
Korean우박 (ubag)
Hebrewבָּרָד (bahrahd)
Greekχαλαζόκοκκος (khalazokokkos)
Dutchhagelsteen (hahghelstayn)
Tagaloggraniso (grahneesoh)
Vietnameseviên mưa đá (veeen mewuh dahur)
Turkishdolu tanesi (dohluu tahnaysi)
Persianتگرگ (tahgahrg)
Polishgrad (graht)
Ukrainianград (hrad)
Bengaliশিলাবৃষ্টি (sheelahbreeshtee)
Swedishhagelsten (hahguhlstuhn)
Italiangrandine (grahndeenay)

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