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
Example sentences :
  • 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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