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Definition of sleet
: frozen or partly frozen rain
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Examples of sleet in a Sentence
The snow turned to sleet and made driving very dangerous.
Recent Examples of sleet from the Web
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Snow, sleet and rain falling in different parts of metro area and heavy snow in mountains May 18, 2017.
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Winter storm Stella is generating less snow than expected in New York City and Washington, D.C. today but an icy mix including sleet and freezing rain is still creating treacherous conditions.
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Areas along the coast are also experiencing rain and sleet along with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour.
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The Washington State Patrol says troopers responded to 67 collisions overnight because roads are covered with layers of snow, sleet and freezing rain.
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Origin and Etymology of sleet
Middle English slete; akin to Middle High German slōz hailstone
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Definition of sleet
intransitive verb
: to shower sleet
First Known Use of sleet
14th century
SLEET Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of sleet for English Language Learners
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—used with it to say that sleet is falling
SLEET Defined for Kids
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