sleet

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /sliːt/

Noun

sleet

1. (chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.

   Synonyms: ice pellets

2. (chiefly, UK, Ireland, New England) A mixture of rain and snow.

   Synonyms: slush

3. (rare) A smooth coating of ice formed on ground or other objects by freezing rain.

   Synonyms: black ice, glaze

4. (firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.

Translations

• French: grésil
• German: Eiskorn
• Italian: gragnola
• Portuguese: grão de gelo
• Spanish: perdigón de hielo

Translations

• German: Schneeregen
• Italian: pioggia mista a neve, acquaneve (informal)
• Portuguese: água-neve
• Russian: мо́крый снег
• Spanish: aguanieve

Translations

• German: Eisregen
• Italian: vetrone
• Russian: мо́крый снег

Verb

sleet (sleets, present participle sleeting; past and past participle sleeted)

1. (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

• French: grésiller
• Portuguese: granizar

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