"hailfall" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hailfalls [plural]
Etymology: hail + fall Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hail|fall}} hail + fall Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hailfall (countable and uncountable, plural hailfalls)
  1. (meteorology) An instance of hail falling. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-hailfall-en-noun-qyXejrmA Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (meteorology) The amount of hail that falls on one occasion. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-hailfall-en-noun-9pkfm2Zj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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