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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Bryan Norcross, hurricane specialist at FOX Weather, said the modeling shows a strong cold front forming over the U.S. in the next few days before pushing out to sea and steering this system away from land. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 But other mechanisms also play a role. Stalled or dying cold fronts can trigger storm development, especially early or late in the season. Hannah Parry amanda Castro anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 The heat dome of high atmospheric pressure that has lingered over Texas since Monday will shift west, allowing a trough of low pressure and a weak cold front to move toward Central Texas. Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025 The record-breaking 2017 flash followed that same pattern, creeping through the broad cloud layers that trailed a cold front across the southern Plains. Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 31 July 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 26 Aug. 2025.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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