1. a pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm

Examples

• The hailstones were as large as golf balls.
• She collected hailstones from the yard after the storm.
• The car’s windshield cracked when a hailstone hit it.
• Farmers worried about crop damage from the large hailstones.
• The hailstone melted quickly in her warm hand.
• Weather reports warned of hailstones up to two inches in diameter.