Meteorol.
precipitation consisting of particles of ice less than 0.2 in. (5 mm) in diameter, occurring either as frozen raindrops or as small hailstones.
Cf. hail 2 (def. 1), sleet, snow pellets .
Meteorol.
precipitation consisting of particles of ice less than 0.2 in. (5 mm) in diameter, occurring either as frozen raindrops or as small hailstones.
Cf. hail 2 (def. 1), sleet, snow pellets .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012