stationary front

noun

: the boundary between two air masses neither of which is replacing the other

Examples of stationary front in a Sentence

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From April 2 to April 7, 2025, a slow-moving weather system and stationary front caused a widespread tornado outbreak as well as historic, life-threatening flash flooding across much of the South and Midwest. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 July 2026 This stationary front will turn into a warm front and lift north all the way to the I-80 corridor by late afternoon and evening hours. Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 This nearly stationary front is where storms began unloading heavy rain Tuesday morning. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 June 2024 That same stationary front extends into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for stationary front

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stationary front was circa 1940

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“Stationary front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stationary%20front. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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