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Definition of Cold wave
1. Noun. A wave of unusually cold weather.
Definition of Cold wave
1. Noun. A short period of very cold weather; a cold snap ¹
2. Noun. A permanent wave in the hair set by special solutions without the aid of any heating machine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cold Wave
Literary usage of Cold wave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The World Almanac and Encyclopedia (1906)
"cold wave. When number 4 is placed above number 1, 2. or 3, it indicates warmer;
... During the late Spring and early Fall the cold-wave Hag is also used to ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1891)
"What causes the cold wave ? The simplest explanation would be that the air ...
That this cooling is slight can often be determined when no cold wave is in ..."
3. Monthly Weather Review by American Meteorological Society, United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States. Weather Bureau (1889)
"While the cold wave reached the east Gulf coast and northeastern Texas, it did
not extend to Galveston and southern Texas, the movement oí* the ..."
4. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1888)
"A cold wave that will destroy the crop, will not materially injure the tree; ...
A cold wave that would do no damage to the tree, and no damage to the fruit ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly (1873)
"... partly on account of the excessive depth and duration of the particular
cold-wave which followed the hot season of 1834.8. That exceedingly cold period, ..."
6. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1895)
"To enumerate instances when, on receipt of cold-wave warnings, whole trains of
... The cold-wave warnings, together with the regular weather forecasts, ..."
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