hail in English: Small hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain; to hail a taxi is to wave at it so that it stops. (noun)

Translation

Small hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain; to hail a taxi is to wave at it so that it stops.

Word origin

From Old English hagol, the word for balls of ice falling like rain.

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Hail is frozen rain; each little ball is called a hailstone.

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"Hail" is also a verb for this weather, like rain and snow.

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To hail a taxi is to wave or call so that it stops for you.

rain

Water that falls from clouds in the sky in small drops.

ice

Water that has become hard and solid because it is very cold.

snow

Soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold.

storm

Very bad weather with strong wind and rain, and sometimes thunder.

weather

The state of the air outside, such as sun, rain, wind, or snow.

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