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Active front

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frontnounThe foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
stationary frontnoun(meteorology) A boundary between air masses that is neither advancing nor retreating
arctic frontnounA cold front of very cold arctic air advancing on somewhat less cold air.
outflow boundarynounA storm-scale or mesoscale boundary separating thunderstorm-cooled air (outflow) from the surrounding air, with a similar effect to a cold front.
wavefrontnoun(physics) An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase.
occluded frontnoun(meteorology) A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air masses.
bordernounThe line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
fog linenounA line painted on a road (usually bright white) that marks the edge of the legally drivable portion.
boundarynounThe dividing line or location between two areas.
surface boundary layernoun(meteorology) The portion of the atmosphere lying next to the surface of the earth and extending up to between 50 and 100 meters.
interfretnoun(meteorology) The interaction of horizontal currents of different velocities.
ionopausenounThe boundary layer of the ionosphere, where it meets the mesosphere or exosphere.
troughnounA long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.
marfa frontnoun(meteorology) dry line
landfallnounThe point at which a hurricane or similar storm reaches land.
cloud streetnoun(meteorology) Long rolls of counterrotating air that are oriented approximately parallel to the ground in the planetary boundary layer.
edgenounAn advantage.
prevailing windnoun(meteorology) A wind in a region of the Earth that blows predominantly from one direction.
intertropical frontnounThe weather front that continuously occurs near the equator due to the mixing between the two tropical zones of the atmosphere.
allobarnoun(physics) Any form of an element having a different isotopic composition to that of the natural element, and thus a different atomic weight.

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