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hail shaft

hail shaft noun: a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft.

hail shaft: a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft
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Noun

hail shaft (plural hail shafts)

  1. a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft

Forms of hail shaft

pluralhail shafts
alternative formhailshaft
alternative formhail-shaft

Origin of hail shaft

From hail + shaft.

Questions about hail shaft

What does hail shaft mean?
Hail shaft means a region of intense rain and hail accompanied by a strong downdraft.
What part of speech is hail shaft?
Hail shaft is a noun.
What is the plural of hail shaft?
The plural of hail shaft is hail shafts.

Words near hail shaft in the dictionary

  1. Hail Mary pass
  2. Hail Mary passes
  3. Hail Maryed
  4. Hail Marying
  5. Hail Marys
  6. hail shaft
  7. hail shafts
  8. hail storm
  9. hail storms
  10. hail sugar
  11. hail sugars

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