Alberta clipper

English

Etymology

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)

Noun

Alberta clipper (plural Alberta clippers)

A snowstorm that travels quickly eastward from the Canadian Rockies.

Synonyms

Canadian clipper
clipper system

Derived terms

Colorado clipper

Coordinate terms

Colorado low (a similar storm system that travels across the United States)

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