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Word of the Day Tuesday, June 9, 2026

sleet

/sliːt/ noun · British & US
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What does sleet mean?

noun

A type of winter precipitation that is a mixture of rain and snow, or a type of frozen raindrops that fall from the sky. It is a form of precipitation that occurs when snowflakes fall through a layer of warm air, causing them to melt into raindrops, which then pass through a layer of cold air, causing them to freeze into small, transparent ice pellets.

Example

"The sleet made the roads slippery and difficult to drive on."

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