Alberta clipper

Meaning

Noun

A snowstorm that travels quickly eastward from the Canadian Rockies.

Related

Similar words

Canadian clipper
clipper system

Origin

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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