Hailstone vs Sleet - What's the difference?
hailstone | sleet |
(chiefly, UK, Ireland) A mixture of rain and snow.
Rain which freezes before reaching the ground.
(firearms) Part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.
(impersonal, of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
As nouns the difference between hailstone and sleet
is that hailstone is a single ball of hail, or solid precipitation while sleet is (chiefly|uk|ireland) a mixture of rain and snow.As a verb sleet is
(impersonal|of the weather) to be in a state in which sleet is falling.sleet
English
Noun
(-)Synonyms
* ice pellets * slushSee also
* snow * freezing rain * graupelVerb
(en verb)- I won't bother going out until it's stopped sleeting .
Usage notes
References
*AMS Glossary of Meteorology