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Meaning of sleet
A type of weather condition
Etymology of sleet
The word "sleet" has its origins in Old English, where it was spelled "slēat" or "slīt", and is related to the word "slītan", which means "to slit" or "to cut", possibly due to the cutting or slashing effect of sleet on the skin
The word has been used in English since the 9th century to describe a type of frozen precipitation
Synonyms
Definitions
- A frozen or partly frozen raindrop, typically small and transparent, that falls from the sky
- * A mixture of rain and snow, or a light fall of ice pellets
Usage Examples
- The weather forecast warned of sleet and freezing rain for the evening commute
- * The sleet made the roads slippery and hazardous for driving
- * The farmer worried that the sleet would damage his crops