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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.
To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.

Definition 2024


sleet

sleet

English

A small amount of slush can be produced from a mixture of rain and snow

Noun

sleet (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Britain, Ireland) A mixture of rain and snow.
  2. Rain which freezes before reaching the ground.
  3. (firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.

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Verb

sleet (third-person singular simple present sleets, present participle sleeting, simple 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.

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Usage notes

  1. Skeat (in German) considers the English word “sleet” to be a loanword from Scandinavia and cites the Norwegian word “sletta.”

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sleːt/

Noun

sleet ? (uncountable)

  1. wear

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Verb

sleet

  1. singular past indicative of slijten
  2. second- and third-person singular present indicative of sleeën
  3. (archaic) plural imperative of sleeën

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