cold front

noun

: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

Examples of cold front in a Sentence

A cold front will move in tomorrow, bringing with it clear skies.

Recent Examples on the Web

Looking ahead to next week, a cold front approaches and should move through around Tuesday. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Earlier this summer, a Los Angeles ice cream shop reported making nearly half its monthly rent, up to $1,500, betting on when cold fronts would roll into town, hedging against slow demand. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Windy conditions will start to pick up later Saturday afternoon after a potent cold front slices through the Mid-Atlantic and eastern North Carolina and brings a major cooldown and some rain. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Houston’s first cold front of the season is around the corner. — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cold front

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• upfront
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront

Kids Definition

cold front

noun

: an advancing edge of a cold air mass