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 Thursday is expected to be cloudy with mid-afternoon highs around 80 degrees before a cold front moves through during the evening. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024 According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, a cold front will move east across the area on Friday, ending any lingering threat of precipitation. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2024 Hopefully, a cold front will finally end this heat wave later in the week. David Streit, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024 Temperatures will be knocked down by all the precipitation and then a cold front moving through. Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cold front 

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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 19 Sep. 2024.

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cold front

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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