WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈwarm ˌfront, n. [countable]
  1. Meteorologya zone of air that comes between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
warm′ front′, [Meteorol.]
  1. Meteorologya transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing.
  • 1920–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
warm front n
  1. the boundary between a warm air mass and the cold air above which it is rising, at a less steep angle than at the cold front
    Compare cold front, occluded front
'warm front' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cold front - front - occluded front
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