Colorado clipper

noun

Synonym of Colorado low.

Meanings

nounColorado clipper (plural Colorado clippers)

plural Colorado clippers

  1. CanadaclimatologySynonym of Colorado low.

    Synonyms: Colorado low

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Colorado low.

Also see

Origin

Blend of Colorado low + Alberta clipper. From being a class of storms originating in Colorado that move like Alberta clippers.

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Colorado clipper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colorado%20clipper

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Chicago

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