Meaning
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.
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Word origin
From Old English hagol, the word for balls of ice falling like rain.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hagol
Examples
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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.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 27, lesson 8: hail, guilt, tune and 7 more words.