(ə-klū'dĭd)
n. Meteorology
The front formed when a cold front occludes a warm front.
occluded front
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
Synonym: occlusion
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 | occluded cyclone (meteorology) |
| false warm sector (meteorology) |
| orographic occlusion (meteorology) |
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- occluded cyclone (meteorology)
- false warm sector (meteorology)
- orographic occlusion (meteorology)
- bent-back occlusion (meteorology)
