arctic front
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English[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
- (physics, meteorology) The semipermanent, semicontinuous front between the deep, cold arctic air and the shallower, basically less cold polar air of northern latitudes; generally comparable to the antarctic front of the southern hemisphere.
Translations[edit]
southern boundary of the Arctic air mass
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References[edit]
- Source: FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.
Noun[edit]
arctic front (plural arctic fronts)
- A cold front of very cold arctic air advancing on somewhat less cold air.
Further reading[edit]
- arctic front on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “arctic front”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.