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  • sleet A mix of rain and snow that falls from the sky. We saw sleet falling during the winter storm.
  • crash When vehicles hit each other or something else. There were several crashes on the icy roads.
  • uncommon Not happening often; rare. Snow is uncommon in Wellington.
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