Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)


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Sleet (Page: 1353)

Sleet (?), n. (Gun.) The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.


Sleet (Page: 1353)

Sleet, n. [OE. sleet; akin to MHG. slz, slze hailstone, G. schlosse; of uncertain origin.] Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles.


Sleet (Page: 1353)

Sleet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sleeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sleeting.] To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.