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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Deadly cold front batters South Africa The freezing conditions brought floods and snowfall across the country, killing at least seven people. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 June 2025 An intense cold front has ripped across parts of South Africa, bringing rain and snow and triggering floods. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 11 June 2025 Storms possible Sunday Sunday, a cold front is expected to move into the area in the late morning and early afternoon. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025 Some of the weather patterns that transport smoke from Canada to the United States include northwesterly winds behind cold fronts that pass over Canada and move into the United States, Romanic said. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 6 June 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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