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.
WordfinderTopics Weatherc2- avalanche
- blizzard
- drift
- flurry
- hail
- icicle
- sleet
- slush
- snow
- thaw
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’.