cold front

noun

Synonyms of cold frontnext
: 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.
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Then a cold front arrives Saturday night. Jeff Ray, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 Another cold front is expected to arrive by the following weekend, potentially bringing further frost or freeze events, especially in North Florida. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025 Even in places like Florida, where winter is generally milder, December can bring cold fronts with plenty of rain and wind. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025 Dry conditions are sticking around Friday into Saturday, but our next South Florida cold front moves through Miami-Dade and Broward Sunday night though Monday, the National Weather Service in Miami said. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cold front

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cold front was in 1921

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“Cold front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cold%20front. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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