Definition of "graupel" [graupel]

• See snow pellet. (noun)

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• "But even below that, there was the type of frozen precipitation known as graupel, which "certainly looked like real snow," said Stuart Seto, a specialist at the weather service."
• "Actually, the only thing I could come up with was "graupel," which is sort of like hail."
• "It's not snow that's falling, it's "graupel," according to the National Weather Service."