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hailstone

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈheɪlstəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈheɪlˌstoʊn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hālstōn′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hail•stone /ˈheɪlˌstoʊn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Meteorologya pellet of hail.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hail•stone  (hālstōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologya pellet of hail.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hagolstān. See hail2, stone
hailstoned′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hailstone /ˈheɪlˌstəʊn/ n
  1. a pellet of hail
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