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occluded front

American

noun

Meteorology.

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

occluded front British

noun

Also called: occlusion. 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

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occluded front Scientific

/ ə-klo̅o̅′dĭd /

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

Etymology

Origin of occluded front

First recorded in 1965–70

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A line with triangles and semicircles on one side indicates an occluded front, which is formed when a cold front overtakes a warm or stationary front.

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