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front
The boundary between two air masses of varying temperature and humidity, usually warm and cold air masses.
Certain weather phenomena; such as, rain, are associated with fronts.
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(there are certain anatomic terms which present various situations; for example, a body part may be horizontal, as opposed to vertical; in front as opposed to being behind or at the back; above as opposed to being under, etc.)
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cold front
The boundary of a cold-air system, usually from the polar regions, that surges into the warmer air masses of the temperate latitudes.
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1. In computer science, a program which transfers data from an off-line memory to an on-line memory by means of an input or storage device: "The programmer used a loader to expand and revise the contents of the website."
2. An apparatus; such as, a machine for washing clothes that is loaded in a specified way: "The customer had a choice of buying a top loader or a front loader washing machine."
2. An apparatus; such as, a machine for washing clothes that is loaded in a specified way: "The customer had a choice of buying a top loader or a front loader washing machine."
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load, loading, loaded
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warm front
Warm air systems; usually, from the temperate regions, that press into colder air masses.
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