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  1. SLEET Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SLEET is rain that freezes or partly freezes as it falls from the sky. How to use sleet in a sentence.

  2. What is the Difference between Sleet, Freezing Rain, and Snow?

    Dec 8, 2013 · Sleet occurs when snowflakes only partially melt when they fall through a shallow layer of warm air. These slushy drops refreeze as they next fall through a deep layer of …

  3. SLEET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Such weather phenomena as fog, clouds, rain, falling snow, and sleet that block visible light are usually transparent to radio waves.

  4. SLEET Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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 …

  5. SLEET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    When partly melted snow or hail, or partly frozen rain, falls from the clouds, you can say that it is sleeting. 3 meanings: 1. partly melted falling snow or hail or (esp US) partly frozen rain 2. …

  6. Sleet - National Geographic Society

    Oct 19, 2023 · Sometimes the weather forecast warns of “ sleet,” rather than snow. When meteorologists in the United States use this term, they are referring to tiny ice pellets (the size …

  7. Sleet | Precipitation, Freezing Rain, Hail | Britannica

    In Great Britain and in some parts of the United States, a mixture of rain and snow is called sleet, and the term has sometimes been used to identify the clear ice on objects that is more …

  8. sleet noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...

    Definition of sleet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a mixture of rain and snow. The rain was turning to sleet. The wind was blowing hard and bringing with it sleet. Join …

  9. sleet - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    ice′ pel′lets, [Meteorol.] Meteorology precipitation consisting of particles of ice less than 0.2 in. (5 mm) in diameter, occurring either as frozen raindrops or as small hailstones. Cf. hail2 (def. 1), …

  10. Sleet - Met Office

    Sleet is a type of solid precipitation that occurs during winter weather. Sleet has no internationally agreed definition but is reported in meteorological observations as a combination or mix of...