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Definitions for: Sleet [n] partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
[v] precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"
Webster (1913) Definition: Sleet, n. (Gun.)
The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the
trunnions.
Sleet, n. [OE. sleet; akin to MHG. sl?z, sl?ze
hailstone, G. schlosse; of uncertain origin.]
Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven
by the wind, in fine particles.
Sleet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sleeted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sleeting.]
To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.
See Also: come down, downfall, fall, precipitate, precipitation
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