warm front

noun

: an advancing edge of a warm air mass

Examples of warm front in a Sentence

An approaching warm front often means that rain is coming.
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According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, a warm front will begin to move north on Monday. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024 Thunderstorms will accompany rainfall Thursday morning as a warm front moves in. Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2024 Light, brief showers are possible as a warm front approaches the region. A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Showers and possible thunderstorms developing along a warm front passing through Iowa and Illinois could dampen celebrations across Wisconsin during peak fireworks hours, said Milwaukee-Sullivan National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Gehring. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for warm front 

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of warm front was in 1921

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“Warm front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm%20front. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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warm front

noun
: an advancing edge of a warm air mass

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