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[Language: Old English; Origin: hagal, hAgl]
[U] frozen rain drops which fall as hard balls of ice
ˇˇheavy showers of rain and hail
a hail of bullets/stones etc
a large number of bullets, stones etc that are thrown or fired at someone
ˇˇThe aircraft were met by a hail of gunfire.
a hail of criticism/abuse etc
a lot of criticism etc
ˇˇThe proposals met with a hail of criticism.