warm front

noun

: an advancing edge of a warm air mass

Examples of warm front in a Sentence

An approaching warm front often means that rain is coming.
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Return Midweek Storm chances return Tuesday, April 22, as a warm front will move against a dryline. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025 Severe weather threat increases in the evening A warm front is expected to lift northward as additional moisture streams into the area, according to the weather service. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025 Warm weather, severe storms remain in KC’s forecast Warmer weather is expected to return on Tuesday as a warm front moves through the region, the weather service said. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025 But a slow-moving warm front forecast for southern Texas later Wednesday is expected to bring heavy rain and possible flash flooding through Friday morning. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warm front

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of warm front was in 1921

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“Warm front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm%20front. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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warm front

noun
: an advancing edge of a warm air mass

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