ice pellets

ice pellets

 
noun Meteorology.
precipitation consisting of particles of ice less than 0.2 inches (5 mm) in diameter, occurring either as frozen raindrops or as small hailstones.
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Compare hail2 (def. 1), sleet, snow pellets.
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Ice pellets is always a great word to know.
So is ice crystals. Does it mean:
precipitation consisting of small, slowly falling crystals of ice
a warning of high-wind conditions at sea that are expected to last for up to two hours, and generally result of thunderstorms or squall lines
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