Hailstorm

/ˈheɪlˌstɔrm/ noun

Definition

A severe storm in which large quantities of hail fall from the sky, often with strong winds and heavy rain.

Etymology

Compound word: hail (frozen precipitation) + storm (from Old Norse stormr). The word describes the complete severe weather event characterized by hail.

Kelly Says

Hailstorms move at incredible speeds and can punch through car roofs—the same updrafts that create tornadoes are what loft hailstones high enough for them to grow so dangerously large.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰር (seneser)
se-ne-ser
ARالعربية
عاصفة من البرد (ʿāṣifatu min al-bard)
a-sif-at-u min al-bard
BNবাংলা
হাওয়ার বর্ষা (haowar borsha)
ha-o-war bor-sha
CACatalà
tempesta de granalla
tem-pes-ta deh gra-na-lla
CSČeština
sněhová bouře
sne-ho-va boo-re
DADansk
haglstorm
hag-l-storm
DEDeutsch
Hagelsturm
ha-gel-shtoorm
ELΕλληνικά
βροχή με χιονόπτωση (vrochí me chionóptōsi)
vro-hee me chi-o-no-pto-see
ESEspañol
tormenta de granizo
tor-men-ta deh gra-ni-so
FAفارسی
بحران برف (baharān barf)
ba-ha-ran barf
FISuomi
tuulimyrsky
too-li-myr-sky
FRFrançais
orage de grêle
ora-zh deh grel
GUGU
હાઈલસ્ટોર્મ (hailstorm)
hai-l-storm
HAHA
fadar iska
fa-dar is-ka
HEעברית
חולית של ברד (cholit shel bard)
cho-lit shel bard
HIहिन्दी
हाइलस्टॉर्म (hailstorm)
ha-il-storm
HUMagyar
hóvihar
ho-vee-har
IDBahasa Indonesia
badai hujan es
ba-dai hu-jan es
IGIG
egwu ohu
e-gwu o-hu
ITItaliano
grandine
gran-dee-neh
JA日本語
雹害 (ほうがい)
hou-gai
KKKK
шилеу штормы (shyleu shto rm)
shi-leu shto-rmy
KMKM
រះក្រវា (reah kravea)
reh kra-vea
KO한국어
우박폭풍 (우박폭풍)
u-bak-pokgung
MRMR
हळद्यांची उन्हाळी (haldyachi unhaali)
hal-dyachi un-ha-ali
MSBahasa Melayu
badai hailstorm
ba-dai ha-il-storm
MYမြန်မာ
လင်းကြိုး (lin kyi)
lin kyi
NLNederlands
hagelstorm
ha-gel-storm
NONorsk
haglstorm
hagl-storm
PAPA
ਬਾ Auditors (ba auditors)
ba auditors
PLPolski
burza z gradem
bur-za z gra-dem
PTPortuguês
tempestade de granizo
tem-peh-sta-deh gra-ni-zo
RORomână
furtună de grindă
fur-to-na deh grin-da
RUРусский
град (grad)
grad
SVSvenska
hagelstorm
ha-gel-storm
SWKiswahili
mvua ya theluji
m-vua ya the-lu-ji
TAதமிழ்
மழைத்துளி (maizhaithuli)
ma-i-zha-i-thoo-li
TEతెలుగు
తేలికపాటి వర్షం (telikapaati varşam)
te-li-ka-pa-ti var-sham
THไทย
ฝนหิมะ (fon himma)
fon him-ma
TLTL
bagyo ng yelo
ba-gyo ng ye-lo
TRTürkçe
kuruş
ku-rush
UKУкраїнська
градовий шторм (gradovyi shto rm)
gra-do-viy shto-rm
URاردو
بارش برف (barshi barf)
bar-shi barf
VITiếng Việt
bão tuyết
bau-tuyet
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀ ìrin
e-ro-i rin
ZH中文
冰雹风暴 (bīngbáo fēngbào)
bing-bao feng-bao
ZUZU
umvubu wezulu
um-vu-bu we-zu-lu

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