occluded front

noun

, Meteorology.

1. a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.

occluded front

noun

1. meteorol the line or plane occurring where the cold front of a depression has overtaken the warm front, raising the warm sector from ground level Also calledocclusion

occluded front

/ ə-klo̅o̅′dĭd /

1. The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front.
2. Compare cold front

Word History and Origins

Origin of occluded front¹

First recorded in 1965–70