clearance
the act of clearing.
the distance between two objects; an amount of clear space: The bridge allowed a clearance of 37 feet at mean high water.
a formal authorization permitting access to classified information, documents, etc.
Also called clearance sale . the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices to make room for new goods: He bought the coat for half price at a clearance.
a clear space; a clearing: The house stood in a clearance among the trees.
Banking. an exchange of checks and other commercial paper drawn on members of a clearinghouse, usually effected at a daily meeting of the members.
Machinery. a space between two moving parts, left to avoid clashing or to permit relatively free motion.
the angle between a face of a cutting tool, as a lathe tool, and the work.
Nautical.
the clearing of a ship at a port.
Also called clearance papers. the official papers certifying this.
Medicine/Medical. a test of the excretory function of the kidneys based on the volume of blood that is cleared of a specific substance per minute by renal excretion.
Origin of clearance
1Other words from clearance
- non·clear·ance, noun
- pre·clear·ance, noun, adjective
- self-clear·ance, noun
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How to use clearance in a sentence
With some machines, wider aftermarket tires will require ¾- or 1-inch spacers to maintain clearance, but even when not required, that wider stance will add stability to your machine, especially on side-hill trails.
Six ways to make your ATV even more rugged | By Tyler Freel/Outdoor Life | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe site served as an aggregator of “Q drops,” which are anonymous posts on the website 8kun by someone claiming to have a high-level government security clearance providing inside information.
Because Moriarty was actively suicidal, Sheriff’s Department policy normally would have required deputies to take him to the county’s emergency psychiatric unit for clearance before booking him into jail.
Longtime Sheriff’s Employee Contradicts Official Account of Jail Death | Kelly Davis | September 3, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIn May 2019, the CPUC said it would allow “the 25-foot clearance range where necessary and feasible if supported by scientific evidence or data showing that such clearance will reduce wildfire risk.”
Watchdog Warns: SDG&E’s Tree-Trimming Plan Could Worsen Wildfires | MacKenzie Elmer | August 24, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoSDG&E said though the state puts a limit on the minimum tree clearance, it doesn’t set a maximum.
Watchdog Warns: SDG&E’s Tree-Trimming Plan Could Worsen Wildfires | MacKenzie Elmer | August 24, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
As a result of his initial resistance, the lab also suspended his Q clearance for one month.
Fired From Los Alamos for Pushing Obama's Nuclear Agenda | Center for Public Integrity | July 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSteel imports are stranded at customs-clearance warehouses awaiting paperwork.
This Shutdown Is Not the Same as 1995 and 1996…It’s Worse | Daniel Gross | October 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Senate will hold a hearing on reforming the security clearance system after failures at the Washington Navy Yard and the NSA.
To work at the Navy Yard—even as a subcontractor, as Aaron Alexis was—required a security clearance.
The host of ailments didn't affect his security clearance, which would have been recalled if the Navy declared him mentally unfit.
Up to Speed: What We Know About Navy Yard Shooter Aaron Alexis | Nina Strochlic | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a temporary clearance of a patch of State land on which the native would raise a crop one, two, or more seasons.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanSoldiers were already stacking up the chairs ready for the clearance of the gymnasium for the morrow.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxIt explains the trouble we were having in recent months in getting total synaptic clearance!
We're Friends, Now | Henry HasseGorcher came back pretty soon with his clearance, which gave him the right to run to Arroyo as first section of Number Eighteen.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeThe Collector refused to give a clearance unless the vessels were discharged of dutiable articles.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton Ryerson
British Dictionary definitions for clearance
/ (ˈklɪərəns) /
the process or an instance of clearing: slum clearance
(as modifier): a clearance order
space between two parts in motion or in relative motion
permission for an aircraft, ship, passengers, etc, to proceed
official permission to have access to secret information, projects, areas, etc
banking the exchange of commercial documents drawn on the members of a clearing house
the disposal of merchandise at reduced prices
(as modifier): a clearance sale
sport
the act of hitting or kicking a ball out of the defensive area, as in football
an instance of this
the act of clearing an area of land of its inhabitants by mass eviction: See Highland Clearances
dentistry the extraction of all of a person's teeth
a less common word for clearing
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