clearance

  • 21clearance — noun 1 (C, U) the amount of space around one object that is needed to avoid it touching another object: The clearance between the bridge and the top of the bus was only ten centimetres. 2 (U) a process in which official permission is given for a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22clearance — noun Date: 1540 1. an act or process of clearing: as a. the removal of buildings from an area (as a city slum) b. the act of clearing a ship at the customhouse; also the papers showing that a ship has cleared c. the offsetting of checks and other …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 23clearance — clairance [ klɛrɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1973; adapt., d apr. clair, de l angl. clearance 1 ♦ Biol. Coefficient d épuration, correspondant à l aptitude d un tissu, d un organe, à éliminer une substance d un fluide organique. 2 ♦ Aviat. Autorisation donnée… …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 24clearance — noun 1) slum clearance Syn: removal, clearing, demolition 2) you must have clearance to enter Syn: authorization, permission, consent, approval, blessing, leave, sanction, license, d …

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  • 25clearance —   n. Commerce, official statement that dues have been paid, and permit to sail or move goods.    ♦ clearance inwards, clearance to vessel in port having discharged cargo.    ♦ clearance outwards, clearance to vessel about to sail …

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  • 26clearance — 1. (C with a subscript indicating the substance removed)Removal of a substance from the blood, e.g., by renal excretion, expressed in terms of the volume flow of arterial blood or plasma that would contain the amount of substance removed per …

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  • 27clearance — noun 1) slum clearance Syn: removal, clearing, demolition 2) you must have Home Office clearance Syn: authorization, permission, consent, approval, leave, sanction, licence, dispens …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 28Clearance — Der Ausdruck Clearance bezeichnet: in der Luftfahrt die Freigabe eines Flugplans, siehe Flugverkehrskontrolle in der Medizin die Ausscheidung einer Substanz aus einem bestimmten Körpersystem, siehe Clearance (Medizin) Highland Clearances, die… …

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  • 29clearance — noun a) The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared The plane got clearance from air traffic control, and we were off. b) The distance between two moving objects, especially between parts of a machine He got clearance to travel to… …

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  • 30clearance — rebound clearance ride clearance …

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