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sleet definition

sleet (slēt)

noun

  1. partly frozen rain, or rain that freezes as it falls
  2. transparent or translucent precipitation in the form of pellets of ice that are smaller than 5 mm (.2 in)
  3. the icy coating formed when rain freezes on trees, streets, etc.

Etymology: ME slete < OE *sliete, akin to Ger schlosse, hail < IE base *(s)leu-, loose, lax > slur, slug

intransitive verb

to shower in the form of sleet

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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