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How to pronounce clearance in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms headroom, headway
Type of way, room, elbow room
Type Words
Type of license, permission, permit
Derivation clear


the plane was given clearance to land.
Type Words
Type of interval, separation
Derivation clear

Examples of clearance

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Still, it's conceivable that at that time he will get clearance to have contact.
From the post-gazette.com
The ball is crossed by David Pipe, Francino Francis manages to make a clearance.
From the bbc.co.uk
France win the lineout, but Yachvili doesn't get much distance in his clearance.
From the guardian.co.uk
Corner taken by Adam Kelly from the left by-line, Derek Brown makes a clearance.
From the bbc.co.uk
Free kick crossed left-footed by Gary Roberts, clearance made by Callum Kennedy.
From the bbc.co.uk
The clearance proceeded, but failed to completely rid Malajat of deadly threats.
From the time.com
No adjustments are allowed in layaway on clearance items or holiday merchandise.
From the kentucky.com
No doubt when Quayle was vice president he got a much higher security clearance.
From the denverpost.com
Just five minutes later, Davino's poor clearance set up Buddle, who made it 4-0.
From the dallasnews.com
More examples
  • The distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
  • Headroom: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
  • Permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"
  • In medicine, the clearance is a measurement of the renal excretion ability. Although clearance may also involve other organs than the kidney, it is almost synonymous with renal clearance or renal plasma clearance. ...
  • The Highland Clearances (Scottish Gaelic: Fuadach nan Gu00E0idheal, the "eviction of the Gael") was the forced displacement during the 18th and 19th centuries of a significant number of people from traditional land tenancies in the Scottish Highlands, where they had practised small-scale agriculture...
  • The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared; The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine; The height or width of a tunnel, bridge or other passage, or the distance between a vehicle and the walls or roof of such passage; a gap, headroom; A ...
  • (Clearances) A clearance (or isolation) is a term used to describe the space from a power or ground layer to a plated through hole. To prevent shorting, ground and power layer clearances need to kept to a minimum over the finished hole.
  • (Clearances) The minimum distances that need to be maintained from electric utility lines for safety purposes, they are set by various governmental entities.
  • (Clearances) means removing stones, sticks, or other objects between your taw and the ducks.