sleet

[ sleet ]

/ slit /

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noun

precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail²).

glaze (def. 17).

Chiefly British. a mixture of rain and snow.

verb (used without object)

to send down sleet.

to fall as or like sleet.

Origin of sleet

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English slete; akin to Low German slote,German Schlossen hail; (v.) Middle English sleten, derivative of the noun

Words nearby sleet

sleepwear, sleep with, sleepy, sleepyhead, Sleepy Hollow chair, sleet, sleety, sleeve, sleeveboard, sleeve coupling, sleeve dog

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Example sentences from the Web for sleet

Sleet is rain mixed with snow; there are pellet like snowflakes that fall between warming and cooling fronts.
How to Survive a Southern Ice Storm|Nicholas Isabella|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the past 63 years—through rain, sleet, snow, and bone-chilling cold—there have been 15 inaugural parades.
Charlie Brotman, Announcer of Presidential Inaugurals Since Truman’s|Sandra McElwaine|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Rain, sleet, snow, shark, alien invasions, whatever,” Dobles says.
Send This Hurricane Sandy Victim a Card, Please|Michael Daly|December 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Later, men soaked in sleet walked along the Garden Ring, oblivious to the weather and glowing with happy smiles.
Russia Cracks Down on North Caucasus Wedding Gunfire|Anna Nemtsova|October 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Failure to act could do what rain, sleet, and snow have failed to do--stop the delivery of the mail.
The Postal Service Is Fighting for Its Life and Should Be Saved|John Avlon|December 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In England sleet nearly always means a mixture of snow and rain.
Meteorology|Charles Fitzhugh Talman
Then the hot winds come up from the Gulf, and sleet melts, and windows are opened.
The Crisis, Complete|Winston Churchill
It was bitter cold, and the sleet and snow drove sharply in the faces of the troops.
Hero Tales From American History|Henry Cabot Lodge, and Theodore Roosevelt
Under Forrest's direction the 9th and 10th were spent in tearing up railroad track encased in snow and sleet, terribly cold work.
Under the Stars and Bars|Walter A. Clark
And the fog moved on against the wind, and with it sleet and rain.
Eric Brighteyes|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for sleet

sleet

/ (sliːt) /

noun

partly melted falling snow or hail or (esp US) partly frozen rain

mainly US the thin coat of ice that forms when sleet or rain freezes on cold surfaces

verb

(intr) to fall as sleet

Derived forms of sleet

sleety, adjective

Word Origin for sleet

C13: from Germanic; compare Middle Low German slōten hail, Middle High German slōze, German Schlossen hailstones

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for sleet

sleet

[ slēt ]

Precipitation that falls to earth in the form of frozen or partially frozen raindrops, often when the temperature is near the freezing point. Sleet usually leaves the cloud in the form of snow that melts as it passes through warm layers of air during its descent. The raindrops and partially melted snowflakes then freeze in the colder layers nearer the earth before striking the ground as pellets of ice, which usually bounce. By contrast,hail forms by the accumulation of layers of ice on the hailstone as it moves up and down in the cloud, and hailstones can become much larger than sleet pellets. The word sleet is also used informally to describe a mixture of snow, sleet, and rain.

单词	sleet
释义	sleet [ sleet ] / slit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sleet ON THESAURUS.COM noun precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail²). glaze (def. 17). Chiefly British. a mixture of rain and snow. verb (used without object) to send down sleet. to fall as or like sleet. Origin of sleet 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English slete; akin to Low German slote,German Schlossen hail; (v.) Middle English sleten, derivative of the noun Words nearby sleet sleepwear, sleep with, sleepy, sleepyhead, Sleepy Hollow chair, sleet, sleety, sleeve, sleeveboard, sleeve coupling, sleeve dog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sleet Sleet is rain mixed with snow; there are pellet like snowflakes that fall between warming and cooling fronts. How to Survive a Southern Ice Storm\|Nicholas Isabella\|February 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the past 63 years—through rain, sleet, snow, and bone-chilling cold—there have been 15 inaugural parades. Charlie Brotman, Announcer of Presidential Inaugurals Since Truman’s\|Sandra McElwaine\|January 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “Rain, sleet, snow, shark, alien invasions, whatever,” Dobles says. Send This Hurricane Sandy Victim a Card, Please\|Michael Daly\|December 9, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Later, men soaked in sleet walked along the Garden Ring, oblivious to the weather and glowing with happy smiles. Russia Cracks Down on North Caucasus Wedding Gunfire\|Anna Nemtsova\|October 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Failure to act could do what rain, sleet, and snow have failed to do--stop the delivery of the mail. The Postal Service Is Fighting for Its Life and Should Be Saved\|John Avlon\|December 24, 2011\|DAILY BEAST In England sleet nearly always means a mixture of snow and rain. Meteorology\|Charles Fitzhugh Talman Then the hot winds come up from the Gulf, and sleet melts, and windows are opened. The Crisis, Complete\|Winston Churchill It was bitter cold, and the sleet and snow drove sharply in the faces of the troops. Hero Tales From American History\|Henry Cabot Lodge, and Theodore Roosevelt Under Forrest's direction the 9th and 10th were spent in tearing up railroad track encased in snow and sleet, terribly cold work. Under the Stars and Bars\|Walter A. Clark And the fog moved on against the wind, and with it sleet and rain. Eric Brighteyes\|H. Rider Haggard British Dictionary definitions for sleet sleet / (sliːt) / noun partly melted falling snow or hail or (esp US) partly frozen rain mainly US the thin coat of ice that forms when sleet or rain freezes on cold surfaces verb (intr) to fall as sleet Derived forms of sleet sleety, adjective Word Origin for sleet C13: from Germanic; compare Middle Low German slōten hail, Middle High German slōze, German Schlossen hailstones Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sleet rainfall, snow, rain, storm, drizzle, rainstorm, deluge, hail, torrent, shower, flood, stream, mist, precipitation, monsoon, downpour, drench, spray, sprinkle, pour Scientific definitions for sleet sleet [ slēt ] Precipitation that falls to earth in the form of frozen or partially frozen raindrops, often when the temperature is near the freezing point. Sleet usually leaves the cloud in the form of snow that melts as it passes through warm layers of air during its descent. The raindrops and partially melted snowflakes then freeze in the colder layers nearer the earth before striking the ground as pellets of ice, which usually bounce. By contrast,hail forms by the accumulation of layers of ice on the hailstone as it moves up and down in the cloud, and hailstones can become much larger than sleet pellets. The word sleet is also used informally to describe a mixture of snow, sleet, and rain. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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sleet

noun

verb (used without object)

Origin of sleet

Words nearby sleet

Example sentences from the Web for sleet

British Dictionary definitions for sleet

noun

verb

Derived forms of sleet

Word Origin for sleet

Words related to sleet

Scientific definitions for sleet