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cold front

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the front of an advancing mass of colder air

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: polar front

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: front

Narrower terms: squall line

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: front fred — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冷鋒 /冷锋 (lěngfēng) — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Dutch: koufront — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Finnish: kylmä rintama — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • French: front froid — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • German: Kaltfront — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Greek: ψυχρό μέτωπο (psychró métopo) — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Gujarati: શીતાગ્ર (śītāgra) — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Hungarian: hidegfront — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Irish: fronta fuar — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Italian: fronte freddo — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Japanese: 寒冷前線 (kanreizensen) — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Korean: 한랭전선 (hallaengjeonseon) — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kaldfront — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kaldfront — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Polish: front chłodny — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Portuguese: frente fria — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Russian: холо́дный фронт (xolódnyj front) — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Spanish: frente frío — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Swedish: kallfront — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Tagalog: unhang malamig — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Turkish: soğuk hava kitlesi — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air
  • Welsh: ffrynt oer — leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air