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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Wind shear in the storms colliding with a cold front could spawn the tornadoes, Wimberley said. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2025 The phenomenon occurs when warmer temperatures prevent the lakes from freezing over, causing the warmer water to evaporate into passing cold fronts and fall down as snow. Simmone Shah, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025 Ahead of the potential winter weather next week, temperatures are expected to drop drastically behind a cold front late Saturday, Feb. 15. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025 In a tweet from the service, the strong cold front will bring rain and snow showers in the Great Lakes and dangerously cold wind chills in the Deep South. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 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 Mar. 2025.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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