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The friend tossed hailstones playfully into the house.—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 Some of the largest hailstones can fall as fast as 72 miles per hour, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Apr. 2026 The hailstone pictured was taken by Craig Gibson, a director at CBS News Texas.—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 The greatest hail threat — with hailstones potentially bigger than baseballs — is within the Level 3 of 5 area.—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hailstone
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hailstone was
before the 12th century