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hail noun1.

Frozen rain falling in a shower or storm of pellets. OE.
J. C. Oates A harsh percussive rain hardened suddenly into hail.
A shower or storm of hail. Now usu. hail shower, hailstorm. OE.
transf. & fig. A storm or shower of something falling like hail, as bullets, curses, questions, etc. LME.
M. Lowry A continuous hail of golf balls flying out of bounds bombarded the roof. E. Baker This hail of hissing accusations and threats.
Comb.: hailstone a pellet of hail; hail-shot small shot which scatters like hail when fired; hail shower: see sense 2 above; hailstorm: see sense 2 above.
haily adjective (now rare) consisting of or characterized by hail or hailstorms M16.