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Webster 1913 Edition
Sleet
Sleet
,Noun.
(Gun.)
The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
Sleet
,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.
Sleet
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Sleeted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleeting
.] To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sleet
SLEET
, n.1.
A fall of hail or snow and rain together, usually in fine particles.2.
In gunnery, the part of the mortar passing form the chamber to the trunnions for strengthening that part.SLEET
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
sleet
sleet
English
A small amount of slush can be produced from a mixture of rain and snow
Noun
sleet (uncountable)
- (chiefly Britain, Ireland) A mixture of rain and snow.
- Rain which freezes before reaching the ground.
- (firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
Synonyms
Translations
mixture of rain and snow
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rain which freezes before reaching the ground
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See also
Verb
sleet (third-person singular simple present sleets, present participle sleeting, simple past and past participle sleeted)
- (impersonal, of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
- I won't bother going out until it's stopped sleeting.
Translations
to be in a state in which sleet is falling
Usage notes
- ↑ Skeat (in German) considers the English word “sleet” to be a loanword from Scandinavia and cites the Norwegian word “sletta.”
References
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sleːt/
Noun
sleet ? (uncountable)
Synonyms
Verb
sleet
- singular past indicative of slijten
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of sleeën
- (archaic) plural imperative of sleeën