Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hail storm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: hail s-torm
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A storm characterized by lots of large hail.

Etymology

From hail + storm.

Inflected Forms

hail storms (plural) hailstorm (alternative)

Questions

What does hail storm mean?: A storm characterized by lots of large hail.
Where does hail storm come from?: From hail + storm.

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