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Sleet

Sleet Meaning & Definition
Sleet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sleet?

[n] partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
[v] precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"

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See Also | come down | downfall | fall | precipitate | precipitation

Sleet In Webster's Dictionary

\Sleet\, n. (Gun.) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
\Sleet\, n. [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\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sleeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sleeting}.] To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.

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