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Alberta clipper

Alberta clipper noun: a snowstorm that travels quickly eastward from the Canadian Rockies.

Noun

Alberta clipper (plural Alberta clippers)

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

Synonyms of Alberta clipper

Forms of Alberta clipper

pluralAlberta clippers

Origin of Alberta clipper

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).

Words formed from Alberta clipper

Questions about Alberta clipper

What does Alberta clipper mean?
Alberta clipper means a snowstorm that travels quickly eastward from the Canadian Rockies.
What part of speech is Alberta clipper?
Alberta clipper is a noun.
What is the plural of Alberta clipper?
The plural of Alberta clipper is Alberta clippers.

Words near Alberta clipper in the dictionary

  1. Albert Park
  2. Albert sauce
  3. Albert's lyrebird
  4. Albert's lyrebirds
  5. Alberta
  6. Alberta clipper
  7. Alberta clippers
  8. Alberta spruce
  9. Albertan
  10. Albertans
  11. Alberti bass

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