Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hail shaft

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: hail shaft
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft

Etymology

From hail + shaft.

Inflected Forms

hail shafts (plural) hailshaft (alternative) hail-shaft (alternative)

Questions

What does hail shaft mean?: a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft
Where does hail shaft come from?: From hail + shaft.

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