sleet
Noun · VerbUS[sleet]/slit/1 syllable
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Noun (1)
- partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)Type of precipitation, downfall
Verb (1)sleeted, sleeting
- precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow“If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet”More general precipitate, come down
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sleet noun
Gunnery The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
Sleet noun
Origin: OE. sleet; akin to MHG. sl…z, sl…ze hailstone, G. schlosse; of uncertain origin.
Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles.
Sleet intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Sleeted; present participle & verbal noun Sleeting.]
To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54