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Meteorology. the front formed when a cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass and displaces it upward in a system of low barometric pressure: »

Occluded fronts…move more slowly than ordinary fronts and therefore bring persistent bad weather over the affected area (Neuberger and Stephens).


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