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Hail
/heɪl/noun / verb
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Hail is a form of precipitation consisting of balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from the sky during thunderstorms, often varying in size and capable of causing significant damage to vehicles, buildings, and crops. As a verb, it means to call out to someone or something, like hailing a taxi, or to praise and acclaim someone enthusiastically, reflecting its evolution from literal to metaphorical uses in everyday language.
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The largest hailstone ever officially recorded fell in Vivian, South Dakota, in 2010, measuring 8 inches in diameter and weighing nearly 2 pounds, which is larger than a softball and can cause devastating damage equivalent to being hit by a baseball pitched at high speed.
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