1. calls out to someone to attract their attention
2. signals a taxi or other vehicle to stop
3. comes from or originates in a particular place

1. frozen rain that falls as small ice pellets

Examples

• She hails a taxi on the busy street corner.
• The captain hails the passing ship from the deck.
• He hails from a small town in Ohio.
• The critics hail the new movie as a masterpiece.
• Heavy hails damaged the car’s windshield during the storm.
• The farmer worries that hails will destroy his crops.
• She hails her friend across the crowded plaza.
• The newspaper hails the team’s victory as historic.