In the US “sleet” is the term for a winter precipitation that occurs when snow falls through a layer of warm air and melts into water droplets, then re-freezes into ice pellets as it passes through colder air closer to the ground. In many other areas that were part of the British empire that precipitation is called “ice pellets” and “sleet” instead refers to a mix of snow and rain. In the US that’s called a “wintry mix.”

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[–] 1 point 9 months ago

If someone told me about ice pellets id persume they meant the fancy lil ice cubes, but also y'all say "pass me the fairy liquid" and be talking about soap.

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