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noun
A snowstorm that travels quickly eastward from the Canadian Rockies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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).
