Frontal Passage: It is the passage of a front over a specific point on the surface. It is reflected by the change in dew point and temperature, the shift in wind direction, and the change in atmospheric pressure. Accompanying a passage may be precipitation and clouds. May be referred to as 'fropa.'

 

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Frontal Passage: It is the passage of a front over a specific point on the surface. It is reflected by the change in dew point and temperature, the shift in wind direction, and the change in atmospheric pres . . . View Full Definition

Pre-Frontal Squall Line: A line of thunderstorms that precedes an advancing cold front.

Pre-Frontal Trough: An elongated area of relatively low pressure preceding a cold front that is usually associated with a shift in wind direction.

Purple Passage: Lines that stand out from a longer poem because of their vivid diction or figures of speech, and perhaps because of the agitated flush that rises in the face of someone trying to recite it.

Frontal Lobe: The lobe of the cerebral cortex that is responsible for motor activity, speech, and thought processes.

Passage Contract: Detailed terms of responsibility and accountability found in the cruise ticket.

Mirror Passage: A section of a story that might not contribute directly to the plot (i.e., it contains characters divorced from the main narrative, and the events it deals with do not further the action) bu . . . View Full Definition

Inside Passage: The sheltered channels of british columbia and southeastern alaska protected from the pacific ocean by forested islands.

Middle Passage: The sea-voyage from Africa to the West Indies and/or the Americas commonly used by slave-traders. It plays a prominent part in slave-narratives and abolitionist literature, including works s . . . View Full Definition

Wind Shift: The term applied to a change in wind direction of 45 degrees or more, which takes place in less than 15 minutes. It may the result of a frontal passage, from katabatic winds, sea breezes, or . . . View Full Definition