(slēt) 1. Precipitation consisting of small ice pellets formed by the freezing of raindrops or of melted snowflakes. 2. A mixture of rain and snow or hail.

What does the word sleet mean?

: frozen or partly frozen rain. sleet. verb. sleeted; sleeting; sleets.

What does sleet mean in weather?

Sleet is type of precipitation distinct from snow, hail, and freezing rain. It forms under certain weather conditions, when a temperature inversion causes snow to melt, then refreeze. 5 - 8. Earth Science, Meteorology.