Sleet vs Skeet - What's the difference?
sleet | skeet |
(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.
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(uncountable) A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
(countable, poker) A hand consisting of a 9, a 5, a 2, and two other cards lower than 9.
(uncountable, slang, African American Vernacular English) The ejaculation of sperm.
(nautical) A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel and formerly to wet the sails or deck.
(countable, Newfoundland, slang) A loud, disruptive and poorly educated person.
To shoot or spray (used of fluids).
(African American Vernacular English) To ejaculate.
(Manx) news or gossip
As nouns the difference between sleet and skeet
is that sleet is (chiefly|uk|ireland) a mixture of rain and snow while skeet is (uncountable) a form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight or skeet can be (manx) news or gossip.As verbs the difference between sleet and skeet
is that sleet is (impersonal|of the weather) to be in a state in which sleet is falling while skeet is to shoot or spray (used of fluids) or skeet can be (manx) to look through the front windows of somebody else's house.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