hailstone
/ˈheɪlstəʊn/noun
उच्चारण हेल्स्टोन
ओला, करका
Core word
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[C, usually plural]
a small ball of ice that falls like rain
ओला, करका
- Hailstones as big as marbles damaged the wheat crop.
- The hailstones rattled on the tin roof.
- A hailstone broke the glass of the car window.
+ 2 more examples
- Hailstones fell on the roof with a loud noise.
- We collected hailstones in a bowl after the storm.
Synonyms hail
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hailstone (countable noun)
A hailstone is one ball of ice from hail. The plural is hailstones.
Hailstone ओले का एक गोला है; बहुवचन hailstones है।
- A hailstone broke the car window.
- The hailstones were as big as marbles.
hailstone vs. hail
Hail is the weather (uncountable); hailstones are the separate pieces. Do not say a hail for one piece.
Hail मौसम (uncountable) है; hailstones उसके अलग-अलग टुकड़े हैं। एक टुकड़े के लिए 'a hail' नहीं कहा जाता।
- Hail fell for ten minutes, and some hailstones were large.
size comparison with as big as / the size of
Hailstones are described by comparing their size to everyday things.
Hailstones का आकार रोज़ की चीज़ों से तुलना करके बताया जाता है।
- Hailstones the size of walnuts fell on the town.
hailstone + noun
As a modifier: hailstone damage, hailstone size.
Modifier के रूप में: hailstone damage, hailstone size।
- The farmer checked the hailstone damage on his crops.
hailstone in science
In geography and science, a hailstone is studied as ice built up in layers inside a storm cloud.
भूगोल और विज्ञान में ओला तूफ़ानी बादल के भीतर परतों में जमी बर्फ़ के रूप में पढ़ा जाता है।
- The layers inside a hailstone show how often it rose and fell in the cloud.
+Collocations 5
adjective + hailstone
largetinyicyroundgolf-ball-sizedwhite
- Large hailstones dented the cars in the parking lot.
verb + hailstone
fallpeltbouncemeltcollectpick up
- The children collected hailstones in a bowl.
hailstone + verb
rattlebounce offsmashmeltsting
- Hailstones rattled on the roof.
size words
pea-sizedmarble-sizedegg-sizedas big as a cointhe size of a lemon
- Egg-sized hailstones are very rare.
hailstone + preposition
on the roofin the fieldon the roadin a bowlin the garden
- Hailstones lay white on the road after the storm.
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- Radhika picked up a hailstone and watched it melt in her hand.
राधिका ने एक ओला उठाया और उसे अपनी हथेली पर पिघलते देखा।
- Hailstones as big as lemons fell on the village.
नींबू जितने बड़े ओले गाँव पर गिरे।
- Hailstones can badly damage the leaves of tea plants.
ओले चाय के पौधों की पत्तियों को बुरी तरह नुक़सान पहुँचा सकते हैं।
- The farmer found hailstones in his field after the storm.
किसान को तूफ़ान के बाद अपने खेत में ओले मिले।
- A single hailstone hit the tin roof with a loud crack.
एक अकेला ओला ज़ोरदार आवाज़ के साथ टिन की छत पर लगा।
- The science teacher explained how a hailstone forms in a cloud.
विज्ञान के शिक्षक ने समझाया कि बादल में ओला कैसे बनता है।
- The hailstone left a small dent on the bonnet of the car.
ओले ने कार के बोनट पर एक छोटा गड्ढा बना दिया।
- Hailstones form when raindrops are carried up into very cold air and freeze in layers.
जब बारिश की बूँदें बहुत ठंडी हवा में ऊपर पहुँचती हैं और परतों में जम जाती हैं, तब ओले बनते हैं।