sleet
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.
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(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Northeast US) in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.
Though it never really snows it’s more like horizontal sleet
“Mostly muggy with sleet and storm-mud”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.
Though it never really snows it’s more like horizontal sleet
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(rare) A smooth coating of ice formed on ground or other objects by freezing rain.
Though it never really snows it’s more like horizontal sleet
“There I was, all spread out for the taking, bloomed wings waiting for winter sleet. It was a long season of drinking whole creeks and nothing else.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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