sleet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sliːt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English slete, probably from Old English *slēte, *slȳte, *slīete, from Proto-West Germanic *slautijā, from Proto-Germanic *slautijǭ (“sleet”). Walter W. Skeat, the author of Etymological Dictionary of the English Language, suggests Old Norse slydda (whence Danish slud (“mixture of rain and snow”)). The word appears to be akin to Low German Sloot (“hail”), dialectal German Schloße (“large hailstone”), Old Gutnish sloyta (“slush, sleet”). Doublet of slut.
Meanings
- (US, countable, uncountable) Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.
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(Ireland, Northeastern, UK, US, countable, uncountable) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.
Though it never really snows it’s more like horizontal sleet
2007, “Is This Christmas?”, performed by The Wombats:
- (countable, rare, uncountable) A smooth coating of ice formed on ground or other objects by freezing rain.
- (countable, uncountable) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sleety · thunder sleet · sleetlike · sleetful · sleetless · sleetproof
Relateds
hail · graupel · freezing rain
Synonyms
ice pellets · glaze · black ice
Translations (117)
gd clàmhainn (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · it pioggia mista a neve (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · sv snöblandat regn (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · sl sodra (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · is ískorn (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · hu fagyott eső (ice pellets) · be сло́та (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · nrf né fondue (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · is bleytukafald (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · de Schneeregen (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · cy eirlaw (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · ru мо́крый снег (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · gd flichneachd (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · mi waiwaha (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · be мо́кры сне́г (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · hu havas eső (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · mi waiwaha (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · gd flinne (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · io greleto (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · sh су̀сњежица (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · is kraparigning (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · pt gelo negro (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · it vetrone (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · gd flin (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · nl sneeuwregen (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · sh су̀снежица (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · izh ränne (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · bg лапавица (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · pl marznący deszcz (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · bg сугра́шица (ice pellets) · fi jäärae (pellet of ice) (ice pellets) · nl natte sneeuw (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · el χιονόνερο (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · hu jégdara (ice pellets) · ja 霙 (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · enm frost (ice pellets) · ka თოვლჭყაპი (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · cmn 雨雪 (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · rup jigãrditsã (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · no sludd (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · es perdigón de hielo (ice pellets) · tr sulu sepken (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · sh sùsnežica (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · ru мо́крый снег (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · sh sùsnježica (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · ru дождь со сне́гом (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · gd fliug (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · de gefrierende Nässe (ice pellets) · da slud (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · nrf verglias (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · scn nivarra (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · de Graupel (ice pellets) · cmn 霰 (ice pellets) · ro lapoviță (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ca aiguaneu (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ru дождь со сне́гом (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · cmn 凍雨 /冻雨 (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · hu ónos eső (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · mi tarahī huka (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · az sulu qar (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · fi jäätävä sade (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · is slydda (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · scn jilata (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · sv snöglopp (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · es cellisca (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · cy eirlaw (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · it acquaneve (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · be слата́ (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · es aguanieve (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · it gragnola (ice pellets) · ru ледяно́й дождь (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · fi jäätävä tihku (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · cmn 雨夾雪 /雨夹雪 (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · pt grão de gelo (ice pellets) · fi räntä (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · mk лапа́вица (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ro lapoviță (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · gd glìb (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · lb Schnéireen (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ko 진눈깨비 (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ka თოვლჭყაპი (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · nn sludd (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · is ísing (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · lv krusa (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · sv slask (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ba рашҡы (ice pellets) · bg поледица (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · pt água-neve (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · be до́ждж са сне́гам (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · sq sqotë (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · fr grésil (ice pellets) · nl ijsregen (ice pellets) · pl deszcz ze śniegiem (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · eo grajlo (ice pellets) · ko 진눈깨비 (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · io greleto (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · tr kargın (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · el παγετός (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · cs plískanice (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ro fleșcăială (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · ga flichshneachta (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · pl gołoledź (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · an auguanieu (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ro lapoviță (ice pellets) · scn grànnula (ice pellets) · gd flichneadh (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · fr verglas (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · de Glatteis (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · gd flin (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · nv níló yázhí (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · ru ледяно́й дождь (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · enm slete (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · ru крупа́ (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · fa برفباران (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) · ja 氷雨 (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · fi räntäsade (precipitation of rain–snow mixture) · nl ijzel (glaze ice formed by freezing rain)