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hailstone a pellet of hail hailstone [′hāl‚stōn] (meteorology) A single unit of hail, ranging in size from that of a pea to that of a grapefruit, or from less than ΒΌ inch (6 millimeters) to more than 5 inches (13 centimeters) diameter; may be spheroidal, conical, or generally irregular in shape. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Neither is this at all to be wondered at, because nature, in that country, observing the same proportion through all her operations, a hailstone is near eighteen hundred times as large as one in Europe; which I can assert upon experience, having been so curious as to weigh and measure them. A shower of rain drove down upon us, each drop stinging like a hailstone. Oaths flew like hailstones, and every now and then there came forth such an explosion as I thought was sure to end in blows. |
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