Category:Sleet

Sleet, n. (gun.)

Defn: the part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the Trunnions.

Sleet Sleet, n. Etym: [oe. sleet; akin to mhg. sl, sl hailstone, g. Schlosse; of uncertain origin.]

Defn: hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by The wind, in fine particles.

Sleet Sleet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sleeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sleeting.]

Defn: to snow or hail with a mixture of rain.