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cold front
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cold front Meteorol
1. the boundary line between a warm air mass and the cold air pushing it from beneath and behind as it moves
2. the line on the earth's surface where the cold front meets it

cold front [′kōld ‚frənt]
(meteorology)
Any nonoccluded front, or portion thereof, that moves so that the colder air replaces the warmer air; the leading edge of a relatively cold air mass.


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Meteorologist Jamie Meyer said the two cold fronts associated with the storm were unlikely to bring the bone-chilling temperatures that Antelope Valley residents should expect this weekend, when there is no cloud cover to seal in warmer daytime temperatures.
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