warm front

noun

: an advancing edge of a warm air mass

Examples of warm front in a Sentence

An approaching warm front often means that rain is coming.
Recent Examples on the Web The extent of the cloud cover all hinges on how quickly a warm front advances eastward. Elisa Raffa, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024 The prefrontal rain, associated with a warm front, was likely to pass by Friday evening, NWS meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warm front 

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Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of warm front was in 1921

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“Warm front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm%20front. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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warm front

noun
: an advancing edge of a warm air mass

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