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cold front

[kohld fruhnt] / ˈkoʊld ˌfrʌnt /
NOUN
advancing front of colder air
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The strongest winds will be on and ahead of a cold front that will move southwards through the day.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

A simple “thank you” would not suffice for 30 to 60 minutes of your time, especially in the wake of such a dangerous cold front.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026

"Frigid temperatures will expand across the eastern two-thirds of the country behind an Arctic cold front," the National Weather Service said in an advisory.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

The cold front is expected to ramp up on Thursday in the southwest, before pushing into the East Coast over the weekend.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

They can eat their grocery-store Thanksgiving dinner while I sit out here on the cold front steps.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan