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SQUALL LINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does squall line mean?
• SQUALL LINE (noun)
The noun SQUALL LINE has 1 sense:
1. a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely
Familiarity information: SQUALL LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("squall line" is a kind of...):
cold front; polar front (the front of an advancing mass of colder air)
Context examples
A supercell is more likely to produce hail than a squall line, for example.
(Facial recognition technique could improve hail forecasts, National Science Foundation)
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