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grêle

1 [ɡʁɛl] feminine substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 26.03.2025

Meanings

hrl äikesepilvest ebakorrapäraste teradena langevad jäätükikesed

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Domain atmosphere - climatology - meteorology - magnetospheremeteorologyair traffic
rahe
GR
hail
GR
  • tahked sademed, mis langevad soojal aastaajal rünksajupilvedest ebakorrapäraste teradena
  • precipitation of either transparent, or partly or completely opaque particles of ice (hailstones), usually spheroidal, conical or irregular in form and of diameter very generally between 5 and 50 mm, which falls from a cloud either separately or agglomerated into irregular lumps
Good to know
  • Valdkond ICAO lisade põhjal loodud klassifikaatori järgi: Lennumeteoroloogia
  • Meteoroloogias nimetatakse raheks enamasti ümaraid või ebakorrapäraseid jäätükke, mis on läbimõõdus vähemalt 5 mm.
Good to know
  • Falls of hail always occur as showers. They are generally observed during heavy thunderstorms.
rahe
GR abbreviation
hail
Usage examples
  • Special air-reports shall be made by all aircraft whenever the following conditions are encountered or observed: a) moderate or severe turbulence; or b) moderate or severe icing; or c) severe mountain wave; or d) thunderstorms, without hail that are obscured, embedded, widespread or in squall lines; or e) thunderstorms, with hail that are obscured, embedded, widespread or in squall lines; ...
  • Reporting of actually observed damage ( C ) ... The reporting will include the cause (drought, storm, frost, hail, etc.) the observed damage (foliage loss, breakage or dying of branches or new shoots, etc.) and an estimate of the period in which the event took place.
GR abbreviation
grêle
feminine

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