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 Temperatures will climb back into the 70s on Friday before another cold front moves through the region. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024 John Tufts Indiana could see its first frost of autumn Wednesday morning as a cold front stretches over much of the central and eastern U.S., with forecasters predicting subfreezing weather for portions of the Midwest. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024 Late Friday evening, or possibly overnight into Saturday, another cold front will send temperatures back to mid-October normals. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024 But a cold front had recently swept through western North Carolina, unleashing storms and dumping more than 6 inches of rain in the mountainous region, swelling streams and saturating the ground. Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cold front 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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