hailstone

noun

hail·​stone ˈhāl-ˌstōn 

: a pellet of hail

Examples of hailstone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When giant hailstones start falling, or howling winter winds threaten to tear solar panels from the roof, the unprotected modules can do nothing but take the beating. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

One hailstone was strong enough to crash through a bedroom window, leaving broken glass inside the home. — Justin Adams, CBS News, 25 June 2026

One hole on a roof from a single hailstone can be patched, but many large stones hitting that roof usually means an expensive roof replacement, Allen said. — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

The friend tossed hailstones playfully into the house. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026

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