Meaning of SLEET
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- [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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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