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snow pellets

–noun
precipitation, usually of brief duration, consisting of crisp, white, opaque ice particles, round or conical in shape and about two to five millimeters in diameter.


Origin:
1940–45
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snow pellet  
n.  A small white ice particle that falls as precipitation and breaks apart easily when it lands on a surface. Often used in the plural. Also called graupel, soft hail.
soft hail  
n.  See snow pellet.
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soft hail   (sôft)  Pronunciation Key 
See graupel.
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