前ぜん線せん

noun

weather front; front

Meteorological term for the boundary between air masses, as in 梅雨前線, 寒冷前線, and 温暖前線.

• 梅ばい雨う前ぜん線せんが本ほん州しゅう付ふ近きんに停てい滞たいしている。

  The seasonal rain front is stalled near Honshu.

• 寒かん冷れい前ぜん線せんが通つう過かし、気き温おんが下さがった。

  A cold front passed through, and the temperature dropped.

noun

front line; battlefront; forward area

Military term for the area closest to fighting; also appears in news reporting about war or conflict.

• 兵へい士したちは前ぜん線せんに送おくられた。

  The soldiers were sent to the front line.

• 前ぜん線せんでは激はげしい戦せん闘とうが続つづいている。

  Heavy fighting continues at the front.