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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 anadvancing mass of cold air.
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- noun the front of an advancing mass of colder air
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