Antonyms for hailstorm
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : heyl-stawrm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈheɪlˌstɔrm |
Definition of hailstorm
Origin :- 1690s, from hail (n.) + storm (n.).
- As in precipitation : noun moisture in air or falling from sky
- As in hail : noun torrent
- He was aware of the hailstorm of boulders that were thick in the air.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
- Large crystals of salt fell—in a hailstorm—Aug. 20, 1870, in Switzerland.
- Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
- "I don't think it will be as bad as it was during that hailstorm," answered Tom.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys in the Air » by Edward Stratemeyer
- Maybe they were on the road and ran here for shelter from the hailstorm.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys in the Air » by Edward Stratemeyer
- I glanced out on the water, and the spattering shot were like a hailstorm.
- Extract from : « Life On The Mississippi, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- Fort Duchesne was still in sight when a hailstorm struck us.
- Extract from : « On a Donkey's Hurricane Deck » by R. Pitcher Woodward
- They rode off in a hailstorm that gradually became a torrential rain.
- Extract from : « When the Owl Cries » by Paul Bartlett
- The witches then cause a hailstorm, in order to spoil the crops and the fruit.
- Extract from : « The Devil in Britain and America » by John Ashton
- One by one the girls were battered into silence by a hailstorm of words.
- Extract from : « The Smuggler's Cave » by George A. Birmingham
- The bullets rained as thick in the water as you ever saw a hailstorm.
- Extract from : « Reports of the Committee on the Conduct of the War » by United States Senate
Synonyms for hailstorm
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