occluded front


nounMeteorology.
  1. a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.

Origin of occluded front

1
First recorded in 1965–70

Words Nearby occluded front

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British Dictionary definitions for occluded front

occluded front

noun
  1. meteorol the line or plane occurring where the cold front of a depression has overtaken the warm front, raising the warm sector from ground level: Also called: occlusion

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Scientific definitions for occluded front

occluded front

[ ə-klōōdĭd ]


  1. The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front. Compare cold front warm front.

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