sleet
/sliːt/
noun
- 1
Pellets of ice made of mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.
- 2
A mixture of rain and snow.
- 3
A smooth coating of ice formed on ground or other objects by freezing rain.
- 4
Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
Synonyms
verb
- 1
(of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
“I won't bother going out until it's stopped sleeting.”
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