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Definition of sleet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sleet

noun
 
/sliːt/
 
/sliːt/
[uncountable]
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  1. a mixture of rain and snow
    • The rain was turning to sleet.
    • The wind was blowing hard and bringing with it sleet.
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    Oxford Collocations DictionarySleet is used before these nouns:
    • shower
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    Word OriginMiddle English: of Germanic origin; probably related to Middle Low German slōten (plural) ‘hail’ and German Schlosse ‘hailstone’.
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