冰雹用英语叫做 hail。它的来源是源自古英语中的 haegl，最早是指一种硬小球或石块。例句如下：

"It hailed heavily last night, and now there's hail all over the ground." （昨晚下了一场冰雹，现在地上到处都是冰雹。）

"I was driving home when the hail started, and I had to pull over to the side of the road." （我正在开车回家时，开始下冰雹，我不得不靠在路边停下来。）