| NOUN | phenomenon | occluded front, occlusion | (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft |
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| Meaning | (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft. | |
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| Synonym | occlusion | |
| Category | meteorology | The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) |
| Broader | front | (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses |
| Spanish | oclusión | |
| Catalan | front oclús | |
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