Phrase guide

squall line

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A line of thunderstorms, hundreds of miles long, with squalls at the advancing edge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cold front, polar front

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 颮線 /飑线 (biāoxiàn) — line of thunderstorms
  • Finnish: kuuropilvijono — line of thunderstorms
  • Finnish: ukkosrintama — line of thunderstorms
  • Finnish: puuskarintama — line of thunderstorms
  • French: ligne de grains — line of thunderstorms
  • German: Schlechtwetterfront — line of thunderstorms
  • Italian: fronte — line of thunderstorms
  • Italian: fronte di temporali — line of thunderstorms
  • Italian: linea di burrasca — line of thunderstorms
  • Māori: pōkākā — line of thunderstorms
  • Māori: rorohū — line of thunderstorms
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bygelinje — line of thunderstorms
  • Portuguese: linha de instabilidade — line of thunderstorms
  • Spanish: frente de mal tiempo — line of thunderstorms