Frozen ‘rain’ (of bullets?)

noun

1. Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow
2. Something that gives the effect of a shower of hail

   "a hail of rifle fire"

verb

1. To precipitate hail see hail

   "it was hailing hard"

2. To pour down or strike like hail

   "Bullets were hailing down on them."

verb

1. To greet with enthusiastic approval acclaim

   "hailed as a great success"

2. Salute, greet

   "returning soldiers hailed with parades"

3. To greet or summon by calling

   "hail a taxi"

4. To call out

interjection

1. Used to express acclamation
2. Used as a salutation

noun

1. An exclamation of greeting or acclamation

   "greeted the emperor with a hail"

2. A calling to attract attention
3. Hearing distance

   "stayed within hail"

adjective

1. Hail-fellow-well-met

adjective

1. Heartily friendly and informal comradely

noun

1. A Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary that consists of salutations and a plea for her intercession
2. A long forward pass in football thrown into or near the end zone in a last-ditch attempt to score as time runs out

idiom

1. To wave or call for a taxi to pull over and stop

interjection

1. Used to express greeting, welcome, or acclamation