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