stationary front

noun Meteorology.

a front between warm and cold air masses that is moving very slowly or not at all.

Origin of stationary front

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby stationary front

station wagon, station-to-station, stationary, stationary engine, stationary engineer, stationary front, stationary orbit, stationary point, stationary state, stationary wave, stationer

Scientific definitions for stationary front

stationary front
[ stā′shə-nĕr′ē ]

A transition zone between two nearly stationary air masses of different density. See more at front.