sleet
noun [U] /sliːt/Definition
› wet, partly melted falling snow: Driving snow and sleet brought more problems to the county's roads last night.Snow and iceCold sleet verb [I] › It's sleeting.Snow and iceCold sleety /ˈsliː.ti/
/-t̬i/ adjective › sleety rainSnow and iceColdWet weather and wetness
/-t̬i/ adjective › sleety rainSnow and iceColdWet weather and wetness(Definition of sleet noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Precipitation: snow & ice
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