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occluded front

noun

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

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 calledocclusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

occluded front

/ ə-klo̅o̅′dĭd /

  1. The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front.
  2. Compare cold front
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Word History and Origins

Origin of occluded front1

First recorded in 1965–70

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