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sleet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | downfall, precipitation |
| Derivation | sleety |
sleet::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | come down, fall, precipitate |
If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet.
Examples of sleet
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Tomorrow morning, a combination of snow and sleet is expected to turn into rain.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Neither rain nor snow, sleet or hail could keep Jamison Ward from doing her job.
From the orlandosentinel.com
About 7 inches of sleet and snow were reported at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
From the kansas.com
Use the free apps to pick a type of precipitation, such as snow, sleet, or rain.
From the cnn.com
The region was hit with a nasty mix of rain, sleet and snow on Sunday and Monday.
From the timesunion.com
Conditions will be highly variable and may include ice, sleet, and freezing rain.
From the washingtonpost.com
Highway deaths across the region were blamed on ice, sleet and poor visibility.
From the upi.com
New Yorkers escape the slush and sleet at Full Circle Bar, where skee-ball rules.
From the latimes.com
Sorry I've been away for a bit, but I'm no fan of endless sleet or freezing rain.
From the stltoday.com
- Partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
- Precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet"
- Rain which freezes before reaching the ground; A mixture of rain and snow; To be in a state in which sleet is falling
- Rain drops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground. Sleet usually bounces when hitting a surface and does not stick to objects. However, it can accumulate like snow and cause a hazard to motorists.
- Solid grains of ice formed from rain that freezes before reaching the ground. These pellets of ice tend to bounce upon contact and may accumulate enough to cover the ground, even to depth of several inches.
- A type of frozen precipitation, consisting of small transparent pellets.
- Rain that turns to ice pellets before reaching the ground. Sleet also causes moisture on roads to freeze and become slippery.
- A form of precipitation where snow falls through warmer air and arrives at the surface partially melted.
- Also known as ice pellets, it is winter precipitation in the form of small bits or pellets of ice that rebound after striking the ground or any other hard surface. It is reported as "PE" in an observation and on METAR.
