Sleet vs Showers - What's the difference?
sleet | showers |
(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 sleet and showers
is that sleet is a mixture of rain and snow while showers is plural of lang=en.As verbs the difference between sleet and showers
is that sleet is to be in a state in which sleet is falling while showers is third-person singular of shower.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