Sleet (?), n. Gun.

The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the trunnions.

 

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Sleet, n. [OE. sleet; akin to MHG. slz, slze hailstone, G. schlosse; of uncertain origin.]

Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles.

 

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Sleet, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sleeted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sleeting.]

To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.

 

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