1693 J. Dennis 14 Great Russel does their Admirals assail With Thunder, Lightning, and with Iron Hail.
1828 S. Rogers vi. 42 No strangers to the iron-hail of war.
2000 P. T. Tucker (2011) vii. 113 These Kentucky cannoneers pounded the Georgians with double loads of canister, spraying the west end of the stone bridge with the iron hail.