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| Main Entry: | Alberta clipper |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a type of fast-moving low-pressure weather system bringing cold and winds as it passes, in north-central and northeastern North America; also called clipper system, Canadian clipper |
| Example: | In the wintertime, an Alberta clipper may be associated with a narrow but significant band of snowfall, and typically affects portions of the plains states, Midwest, and East Coast. |
| Etymology: | fr. Alberta, Canada, and fast 19th-century ships |
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