hailstorm

noun

hail·​storm ˈhāl-ˌstȯrm How to pronounce hailstorm (audio)
: a storm accompanied by hail

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On your way to work, you get caught in a hailstorm that damages your car. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025 When the farm where Junior’s family lives is destroyed in a hailstorm, Junior’s father decides to take a job in town in Roxboro, North Carolina. Caroline Carlson august 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025 In 2021, there’d been a hailstorm before the Alta Sartoria show, in Venice. D. T. Max, New Yorker, 28 July 2025 Central Texas is bracing for another potential round of storms after midnight Thursday, as Austin continues to recover from a massive hailstorm that caused widespread damage across the city and led to power loss for tens of thousands of customers. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hailstorm

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hailstorm was in the 15th century

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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hailstorm. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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hailstorm

noun
hail·​storm -ˌstȯ(ə)rm How to pronounce hailstorm (audio)
: a storm accompanied by hail

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