sleet

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Synonyms: sweet, sleek, skeet, sleer, sleep, fleet, leet, sheet, gleet, slee, slent

Antonyms: sweet, sleek, skeet, sleer, sleep, fleet, leet, sheet, gleet, slee, slent

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|United States}} [[pellet|Pellets]] of [[ice]] made of mostly-[[frozen]] [[raindrop]]s or [[refrozen]] [[melt]]ed [[snowflake]]s.
2. {{lb|en|chiefly|UK|Ireland|Northeast US}} {{cap|precipitation}} in the form of a [[mixture]] of [[rain]] and [[snow]].
3. {{lb|en|rare}} A [[smooth]] [[coating]] of [[ice]] formed on [[ground]] or other objects by [[freezing rain]].
4. {{lb|en|firearms}} The part of a [[mortar]] [[extend]]ing from the [[chamber]] to the [[trunnion]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|impersonal|of the weather}} To be in a state in which sleet is falling.

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