1. small balls of ice that fall from the sky during thunderstorms
Usage: plural form of hailstone

Examples

• The hailstones were as large as golf balls during the severe storm.
• Children collected hailstones from the yard after the weather cleared.
• The car’s windshield cracked when hailstones began falling heavily.
• Farmers worried about crop damage from the large hailstones.
• We took shelter under the bridge as hailstones pounded the ground.
• The hailstones melted quickly once the sun came out.