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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After an unusually warm start to winter, a strong cold front from an arctic blast began sweeping through Texas Thursday and is bringing snow to some areas. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026 Conditions begin to change on Sunday, when a few showers could develop ahead of an approaching cold front. Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 Snow levels dropped as a cold front moved into the region, falling from about 6,000 feet at sunrise to as low as 4,000 feet by late evening. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 8 Jan. 2026 On the heels of that rain, a cold front is expected to move in. Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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