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Meteorol. the variable frontal zone of middle latitudes separating air masses of polar and tropical origin.[1915-20]
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polar front — po′lar front n. mer the variable frontal zone of middle latitudes separating air masses of polar and tropical origin • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
polar front — noun Date: 1920 the boundary between the cold air of a polar region and the warmer air of lower latitudes … New Collegiate Dictionary
polar front — /poʊlə ˈfrʌnt/ (say pohluh frunt) noun the transition region, or belt, between the cold polar easterly winds and the relatively warm south westerly winds of the middle latitudes …
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front — /frunt/, n. 1. the foremost part or surface of anything. 2. the part or side of anything that faces forward: the front of a jacket. 3. the part or side of anything, as a building, that seems to look out or to be directed forward: He sat in the… … Universalium
polar anticyclone — ▪ meteorology wind system associated with a region in which high atmospheric pressure develops over or in the vicinity of the poles. The polar anticyclone is strongest in the cold season of the year. The Siberian anticyclone is an example… … Universalium
