Phrase guide

occluded front

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: occlusion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: front

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 囚錮鋒 /囚锢锋 (qiúgùfēng) — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Dutch: occlusiefront — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Finnish: okluusiorintama — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Finnish: okkluusiorintama — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • French: front occlus — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • German: Okklusion — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Greek: συνεσφιγμένο μέτωπο (synesfigméno métopo) — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Italian: fronte occluso — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Japanese: 閉塞前線 (heisoku-zensen) — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Korean: 폐색전선 (pyesaekjeonseon) — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Russian: фронт окклю́зии (front okkljúzii) — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Spanish: oclusión — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Swedish: ocklusionsfront — cold front that overtakes a warm front
  • Turkish: oklüzyon cephesi — cold front that overtakes a warm front