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  • noun Plural form of hailstorm.

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Examples

  • It is a feeling that you get when driving in hailstorms in Yellowstone and under a layer of dust in Zion, it does not translate to Von's parking lot.

    Boing Boing: August 29, 2004 - September 4, 2004 Archives 2004

  • But zoo workers in 1997 reported that the chimp had begun hurling "hailstorms" of stones.

    Scientific American 2009

  • Two hailstorms took their toll on the vineyard, but in retrospect it saved us from having to do a lot of cluster thinning at veraison.

    Niagara Escarpment Wines 2009

  • With at least three hailstorms, relentless humidity and warm, soggy conditions, this was not the season to have your sprayer break down.

    Bryan Calandrelli 2009

  • Analysts said the hailstorms shouldn't seriously affect total production, but in such a tight market, even small losses are cause for concern.

    Texas Hailstorms Drive Cotton Prices Higher Adam Cancryn 2010

  • Two hailstorms took their toll on the vineyard, but in retrospect it saved us from having to do a lot of cluster thinning at veraison.

    Bryan Calandrelli 2009

  • At Freedom Run Winery and Vineyards in Lockport, where the photo at the beginning of this post was taken, there was minimal damage because the couple of hailstorms they had were earlier in the season before the grapes were tender and susceptible.

    Niagara Escarpment Wines 2009

  • With at least three hailstorms, relentless humidity and warm, soggy conditions, this was not the season to have your sprayer break down.

    Niagara Escarpment Wines 2009

  • Wyoming is a tough place to grow vegetables as summer hailstorms and frosts and strong winds make growing anything except herbs, carrots and beets a silly dream.

    Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011

  • At Freedom Run Winery and Vineyards in Lockport, where the photo at the beginning of this post was taken, there was minimal damage because the couple of hailstorms they had were earlier in the season before the grapes were tender and susceptible.

    Bryan Calandrelli 2009

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