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Alberta clipper en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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).

Meanings

  1. A snowstorm that travels quickly eastward from the Canadian Rockies.

Forms

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Alberta clippers Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

Colorado low

Deriveds

Colorado clipper

Synonyms

Canadian clipper · clipper system