Associations to the word «Sleet»

SLEET, noun. (chiefly UK) (Ireland) A mixture of rain and snow.

SLEET, noun. Rain which freezes before reaching the ground.

SLEET, noun. (firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.

SLEET, verb. (impersonal) (of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.

SLEET, noun. Partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow).

SLEET, verb. Precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet".