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

The better chance for rain — 25% to 40% — arrives Wednesday evening in northeastern Kansas and northwestern and northern Missouri as a cold front drops into the region. — Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Rain chances finally return Saturday afternoon with a cold front that will keep winds gusting near 30 mph. — October 22, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Earlier this summer, a Los Angeles ice cream shop reported making nearly half its monthly rent, up to $1,500, betting on when cold fronts would roll into town, hedging against slow demand. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Windy conditions will start to pick up later Saturday afternoon after a potent cold front slices through the Mid-Atlantic and eastern North Carolina and brings a major cooldown and some rain. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cold front

• affront
• confront
• exeunt
• forefront
• lakefront
• manhunt
• sederunt
• upfront
• battlefront
• oceanfront
• riverfront
• waterfront

Kids Definition

cold front

noun

: an advancing edge of a cold air mass