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Ben-hail

(Encyclopedia) Ben-hailBen-hailbēn-hāˈĭl [key], in the Bible, one of Jehoshaphat's princes.

Brewer's: Hail

Health, an exclamation of welcome, like the Latin Salve (Anglo-Saxon, hél, health; but hail=frozen rain is the Anglo-Saxon hægl.) “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis.”…

Haile Selassie

Name at birth: Tafari MakonnenRegent to the Empress Zauditu from 1916, Ras (Prince) Tafari Makonnen succeeded her to the throne of Ethiopia in 1930, proclaiming himself Haile Selassie ("Might of the…

Hail, city, Saudi Arabia

(Encyclopedia) Hail Hail häˈēl, hīl [key], city, N central Saudi Arabia. The city grew because of its location…

Salve Regina

(Encyclopedia) Salve ReginaSalve Reginasälˈvā rājēˈnə [key] [Lat.,=hail, queen], prayer or hymn to the Virgin Mary, traditionally said, usually in the vernacular, after Low Mass and also, during part…

Ave Maria

(Encyclopedia) Ave MariaAve Mariaäˈvā märēˈä [key] [Lat.,=hail, Mary], prayer to the Virgin Mary universal among Roman Catholics, also called the Ave, the Hail Mary, and the Angelic Salutation. The…

sleet

(Encyclopedia) sleet, precipitation of small, partially melted grains of ice. As raindrops fall from clouds, they pass through layers of air at different temperatures. If they pass through a layer…

Brewer's: Leaden Hail

(Showers of). That of artillery in the battlefield. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Leaden HallLead A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S…

Hail Mary passes

The Question: What is a "Hail Mary" in football? The Answer: A "Hail Mary" pass is a very long forward pass into the endzone, made in the last…

precipitation, in meteorology

(Encyclopedia) precipitation, in meteorology, condensed moisture that falls to the surface of the earth in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail, frost, or dew.