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.
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Tornadoes, hail and flash flooding could slam areas from Ohio to Texas this weekend as a cold front forms across the Midwest and South. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2025 An unusually warm Gulf is fueling this threat Fall typically brings to mind cool, crisp air and blue skies, but the United States is seeing unusually warm air stream northward ahead of a cold front in the central part of the country. Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025 Another cold front may bring some more snow to the mountains on Saturday, but amounts are currently expected to be light. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Friday storm chances A cold front is expected to make its way into Kansas City Friday, bringing with it a chance for showers and thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2025.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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