Hailstorm Meaning and Definition

Pronunciation

/ˈheɪlstɔːrm/

Noun

A storm that brings hail, especially a violent one.

The word “hailstorm” comes from the Old English “hail” meaning “stone” and “storm” meaning “violent weather”.

Hailstorm is often used to describe a severe weather event that brings heavy rain and hailstones. It can be used in both formal and informal writing.

Hailstorm has appeared in many literary and cinematic works, including Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and the movie “Twister”.

“Bringing a hailstorm” means to cause trouble or disrupt something.

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Hailstorm often collocates with words like “heavy”, “torment”, “severe”, and “fierce”.

Hailstorm is a relatively rare word, but it is often used in weather forecasting and storm reports.

hailstreem, haistrom, heistorm