cold front

noun

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: 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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The big story will be the strong cold front moving in by Thursday afternoon. — Damien Lodes, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Temperatures will plummet to their lowest levels since spring for many east of the Rockies later this week as a potent cold front slices across the country. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, a cold front is expected to approach the area, bringing the possibility of strong or severe storms Tuesday afternoon and evening, the weather service said. — Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026 Both could feed into the same slow moving cold front, resulting in rain Saturday and Sunday for the Charlotte region, forecasters say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold front

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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

noun
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass

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