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 This could cause a few places in our region to experience wind damage behind this exiting cold front. A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024 Considerable cooling and winds are expected to move in on Friday with the storm’s cold front, before rain begins Friday evening, lasting through Sunday. Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Despite dire warnings, the Cincinnati area dodged the worst of the storms caused by Tuesday's cold front. The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024 That early April cold front doesn’t look extreme, though. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024 The Bay Area’s cold front will give way to colder temperatures throughout the weekend, Kennedy said. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 Another round of rain will come in the afternoon into the evening as a cold front settles in for the week, blessing us with chilly below-50 temperatures, according to the National Weather Service. Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024 Say, for example, a cold front is moving into an area; a clothing store's digital window display might adapt to showcase winter gear and generate a live snowfall backdrop to attract people in. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 That was until Kansas City’s taste of false spring came to a screeching halt with the arrival of a fast moving cold front that swept into the area between 3 and 4 p.m. Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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