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clearance

/ˈklɪɚ.əns/noun2 syllables

Clearance means: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something.

Synonyms for clearance3

noun, as in vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

headroom, headway

also used for clearance

clearing

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What does clearance mean?3

noun

1

vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

2

the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

3

permission to proceed“the plane was given clearance to land”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clearance?6

three syllables

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Clearance in a sentence

  • Only those with security clearance are allowed past this point.CarpeLanam
  • The process of getting his security clearance took several months.CarpeLanam
  • We'll be holding a clearance sale next week.CK
  • The goal came from a bad clearance by the opposing goalkeeper.DJ_Saidez
  • Visibility and cloud clearance requirements vary depending on airspace class.Lumi
  • Prices drop in the winter clearance sales.Gulliver
  • Tom bought that pair of shoes at a clearance sale.CK

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Forms of clearance

as a noun

plural
clearances