Alberta clipper
nounEtymology From Alberta + clipper. From originating in the Rocky Mountains, around the province of Alberta, and being fast moving (moving at a clip; such as clipper ships moving faster than regular merchantmen).
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A snowstorm that travels quickly eastward from the Canadian Rockies.
- Synonyms
- Canadian clipper, clipper system
- Derived terms
- Colorado clipper
- Coordinate terms
- Colorado low