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.
Recent Examples on the Web 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 Listen to our daily D.C. forecasts: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Echo | More options Through Tonight: Clouds increase much of the night as a warm front approaches from the south. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for warm front 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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warm front

noun
: an advancing edge of a warm air mass

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