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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
clearance
1
n
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
2
n
permission to proceed
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: clearance
1
n
vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
Synonyms:
headroom
,
headway
Type of:
elbow room
,
room
,
way
space for movement
n
the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
Type of:
interval
,
separation
the distance between things
2
n
permission to proceed
“the plane was given
clearance
to land”
Type of:
license
,
permission
,
permit
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
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