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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Gun.)

The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.

Noun.

[OE.

sleet

; akin to MHG.

sl[GREEK]z

sl[GREEK]ze

hailstone, G.

schlosse

; of uncertain origin.]

Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles.

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Sleeted

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Sleeting

To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.

, n.

A fall of hail or snow and rain together, usually in fine particles.

In gunnery, the part of the mortar passing form the chamber to the trunnions for strengthening that part.

Verb.

To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.