cold front

[ kohld-fruhnt ]

/ ˈkoʊld ˌfrʌnt /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for cold front on Thesaurus.com

noun

the zone separating two air masses, of which the cooler, denser mass is advancing and replacing the warmer.

COMPARE MEANINGS

Click for a side-by-side comparison of meanings. Use the word comparison feature to learn the differences between similar and commonly confused words.

QUIZ

GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!

Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.

Question 1 of 9

Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of cold front

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby cold front

Colden, cold feet, cold feet, get, cold fish, cold frame, cold front, cold fusion, Cold hands, warm heart, Cold Harbor, cold-hearted, coldie

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use cold front in a sentence

During the day Friday, we should climb up to near 50 before the inbound cold front brings another possible round of showers.
Updates: An icy morning with scattered snow showers developing into the afternoon|Jason Samenow|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
Express forecastForecast in detailWe’re cooler but still mild today, ahead of a cold front that brings a chillier weekend.
D.C.-area forecast: Cooler and breezy today. Trending colder and windier into the weekend.|A. Camden Walker|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Sunshine should be more common on most days, but we’ll need to watch for more clouds tomorrow on Inauguration Day thanks to a cold front.
D.C.-area forecast: Sunny skies ahead of a cold and windy Inauguration Day|Matt Rogers|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
To the west, an approaching cold front and low pressure system are marked by an arc of thick clouds and downpours curving from the Florida Panhandle north through the southern Appalachians and Ohio Valley toward Chicago.
A magnificent sunrise marks January’s midpoint in D.C.|Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow|January 15, 2021|Washington Post

Low temperatures fall into the low to mid-30s near sunrise, behind our cold front.
D.C.-area forecast: Showers by late afternoon or evening, then perhaps some snow showers Saturday|A. Camden Walker|January 15, 2021|Washington Post
This is comedy based on a cold humor, detached, euphemistic, devoid of any generosity.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.
How Pulp Fiction Saved Literature|Wendy Smith|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Off went the officers again, some distance to the front, and then back again to their men, and got them on a little further.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.
Confidence|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for cold front

cold front

noun meteorol

the boundary line between a warm air mass and the cold air pushing it from beneath and behind as it moves

the line on the earth's surface where the cold front meets it

Compare warm front

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for cold front

cold front

The forward edge of an advancing mass of cold air that pushes under a mass of warm air. Cold fronts often cause precipitation; water vapor in the rising warm air condenses and forms clouds, often resulting in heavy rain, thunderstorms, hail, or snow. Winter cold fronts can cause temperatures to drop significantly. Summer cold fronts reduce humidity as drier, cooler air displaces the humid, warmer air. On a weather map, a cold front is depicted as a blue line with triangles that point in the direction in which the cold air is moving. Compare occluded front warm front. See illustration at front.

cold front

COMPARE MEANINGS

Origin of cold front

Words nearby cold front

Words related to cold front

How to use cold front in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cold front

Scientific definitions for cold front