hail
noun/heɪl/
/heɪl/
- [uncountable] small balls of ice that fall like rain
- We drove through hail and snow.
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc2- The hail melted once the sun came out.
- We got caught in the hail.
- Rain and hail pounded on the tiled roof.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryhail + verb- fall
- melt
- stone
- storm
- in (the) hail
- through (the) hail
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- [singular] a hail of something a large number or amount of something that is aimed at somebody in order to harm them
- a hail of arrows/bullets
- a hail of abuse
Extra Examples- A passer-by was caught in the hail of bullets.
- The attempt to bring in new legislation was met by a hail of criticism.
Word Originnoun Old English hagol, hægl (noun), hagalian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hagel and German Hagel.
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