hailstone

noun

hail·​stone ˈhāl-ˌstōn 

: a pellet of hail

Examples of hailstone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The National Weather Service warned that wind speeds of 70 mph are capable of causing structural damage to mobile homes, outbuildings, and rooftops, while the large hailstones could easily shatter windows and dent vehicles. —Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025

Those pulses bounce off raindrops, snowflakes, hailstones—what meteorologists collectively call hydrometeors—and back to the dish antenna. —Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 30 May 2025

This churning involves the storms dredging up ammonia in some places and hurling it far into the Jovian depths as slushy hailstones in others. —Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, said hailstones could reach the size of tennis balls and winds could reach 70 miles per hour. —Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hailstone

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone

Kids Definition

hailstone

noun

hail·​stone ˈhā(ə)l-ˌstōn 

: a small lump of hail