Synonym: call, cheer, greet, shout, sleet, welcome. Similar words: snail mail, hair, chair, chain, chairman, chain store, wheelchair, ail. Meaning: [heɪl] 
n. 1. precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents 2. enthusiastic greeting. v. 1. praise vociferously 2. be a native of 3. call for 4. greet enthusiastically or joyfully 5. precipitate as small ice particles.
n. 1. precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents 2. enthusiastic greeting. v. 1. praise vociferously 2. be a native of 3. call for 4. greet enthusiastically or joyfully 5. precipitate as small ice particles. (1) A hail of arrows descended from the tower.
(2) Hail fell shortly after lunch.
(3) The aircraft were met by a hail of gunfire.
(4) Hail fell with such violence that it broke windows.
(5) Hail a taxi, please.
(6) The Prime Minister was greeted with a hail of insults as she arrived at the students' union.
(7) Hail was hammering down onto the roof.
(8) The man went down in a hail of blows.
(9) The hail is lashing down on the roof.
(10) They died in a hail of bullets.
(11) I tried to hail her from across the room.
(12) rain, snow and hail[sentencedict.com], collectively known as 'precipitation'
(13) The hail melted once the sun came out.
(14) These students hail from all parts of the country.
(15) The proposals met with a hail of criticism.
(16) I hurried away to hail a taxi.
(17) The hotel doorman will hail a cab for you.
(18) Ralph tried to hail a cab .
(19) Where does the ship hail from?
(20) We got caught in the hail.
(21) Rain[sentencedict.com], snow and hail are collectively known as precipitation.
(22) Hail and sleet are types of precipitation.
(23) The victim was hit by a hail of bullets.
(24) Shall we hail a taxi?
(25) It started to hail, huge great stones.
(26) We drove through hail and snow.
(27) Here comes the new teacher, let's hail him.
(28) There was a hail of angry words.
(29) Let's hail a taxi, shall we?
(30) And where do you hail from?