occluded front


noun Meteorology.

a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
Also called occlusion.

Origin of occluded front

First recorded in 1965–70

British Dictionary definitions for occluded front

occluded front

noun

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 Also called: occlusion

Scientific definitions for occluded front

occluded front
[ ə-klōōdĭd ]

The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front. Compare cold front warm front.