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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The leading portion of a cold atmospheric air mass moving against and eventually replacing a warm air mass.

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  • noun meteorology A cold front is the leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air.

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  • noun the front of an advancing mass of colder air

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