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occluded front
noun
a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
occluded front
noun
Also called: occlusion.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
occluded front
The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front.
Compare cold front warm front
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of occluded front1
Example Sentences
While an anomalously strong area of low pressure in the Ohio Valley will also shift northeastward, onshore flow from the Atlantic ahead of the area's occluded front will continue to dump moisture westward across the Northeast, leading to shower and heavy rain.
A line with triangles and semicircles on one side indicates an occluded front, which is formed when a cold front overtakes a warm or stationary front.
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