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Definition of Hailstone

Hailstone
Hailstone Hail"stone`, n. A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail.

Meaning of Hailstone from wikipedia

- consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailstone. Ice pellets generally fall in cold weather, while hail growth is greatly...
- Operation Hailstone was a m****ive United States Navy air and surface attack on Truk Lagoon on 17–18 February 1944, conducted as part of the American offensive...
- Hailstone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bernard Hailstone (1910–1987), English artist Dominic Hailstone (born 1973), English film...
- hailstone sequence, hailstone numbers or hailstone numerals (because the values are usually subject to multiple descents and ascents like hailstones in...
- Bernard Hailstone (6 October 1910 – 27 December 1987) was an English painter, best known for his Second World War portraits of transport and civil defence...
- Look up hailstone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hailstone typically refers to a piece of hail. Hailstone may also refer to: Hailstone (surname)...
- Vivien Risling Hailstone (October 16, 1913 – July 8, 2000) was a Yurok/Karok basketweaver, jewelry designer, activist and educator who led efforts to...
- Hailstone Hailstone was a town in northern Wasatch County, Utah, United States. Hailstone was located at the junction on the former routing of US-40 and...
- Samuel Hailstone (1768–1851) was an English botanist. Hailstone was born at Hoxton, near London, in 1768. His family shortly afterwards settled in York...
- John Hailstone (13 December 1759 – 9 June 1847) was an English geologist. He was placed at an early age under the care of a maternal uncle at York, and...