- sleet and ice
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Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
sleet and ice
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sleet — /sleet/, n. 1. precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail). 2. glaze (def. 17). 3. Chiefly Brit. a mixture of rain and snow. v.i. 4. to send down sleet. 5. to fall as or like… … Universalium
Ice — This article is about water ice. For the broader concept of ices as used in the planetary sciences, see volatiles. For other uses, see Ice (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Ice pellets — are a form of precipitation consisting of small, translucent ice balls. This form of precipitation is also known as sleet in the United States and Canada. [cite web|url=http://www.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?word=sleet|title= Sleet (glossary… … Wikipedia
Sleet — may refer to:*A mixture of snow and rain (particularly in countries where British English is spoken) *Ice pellets (mainly within the United States and Canada) … Wikipedia
ice — Synonyms and related words: Dry Ice, French ice cream, Freon, Italian ice, air condition, air cool, alabaster, ammonia, berg, bijouterie, billiard table, blast, blast freeze, blast frozen, blight, blot out, bowling alley, bowling green, bubble,… … Moby Thesaurus
ice pack — Synonyms and related words: Dry Ice, air cooler, berg, calf, chiller, cold pack, cooler, cryosphere, fan, firn, floe, frazil, frozen water, glaciation, glacier, glacieret, glaze, glazed frost, granular snow, ground ice, growler, ice, ice bag, ice … Moby Thesaurus
sleet — Synonyms and related words: Dry Ice, berg, calf, cryosphere, firn, floe, frazil, frost, frozen water, glaciation, glacier, glacieret, glaze, glazed frost, granular snow, ground ice, growler, hail, ice, ice banner, ice barrier, ice belt, ice cave … Moby Thesaurus
sleet — 1. noun /sliːt/ a) Rain which freezes before reaching the ground. b) A mixture of rain and snow. Syn: ice pellets, slush 2. verb … Wiktionary
sleet — n. & v. n. 1 a mixture of snow and rain falling together. 2 hail or snow melting as it falls. 3 US a thin coating of ice. v.intr. (prec. by it as subject) sleet falls (it is sleeting; if it sleets). Derivatives: sleety adj. Etymology: ME prob. f … Useful english dictionary
January 2007 North American ice storm — 2007 North American ice storm Storm type: Series of cyclonic systems mostly ice, some heavy snow Formed: January 11, 2007 Dissipated: January 24, 2007 Maximum amount:* 4 inches + (10 cm) of ice (Oklahoma … Wikipedia
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