clearance
clear‧ance /ˈklɪərəns $ ˈklɪr-/
noun
She’ll race if she gets medical clearance from her doctor.
Morris did not have a security clearance.
2. [uncountable and countable] official permission for a plane to take off or land
clearance for
The pilot requested clearance for an emergency landing.
3. [uncountable and countable] the removal of unwanted things from a place:
the clearance of minefields
snow/land/slum etc clearance
flooding caused by forest clearance
4. [uncountable and countable] the amount of space around one object that is needed for it to avoid touching another object:
There was less than a foot’s clearance between the ship’s sides and the wharf.
5. [uncountable and countable] a process by which a cheque goes from one bank to another
6. [countable] an occasion when a player in a game such as football kicks the ball away from his or her goal
clear‧ance /ˈklɪərəns $ ˈklɪr-/
noun Word Family: noun: clarity, clearance, clearing, clarification, clearness; verb: clear, clarify; adverb: clear, clearly; adjective: clear ≠ unclear
1. [uncountable and countable] the process of getting official permission or approval for something: 2. [uncountable and countable] official permission for a plane to take off or land
clearance for
3. [uncountable and countable] the removal of unwanted things from a place:
snow/land/slum etc clearance
4. [uncountable and countable] the amount of space around one object that is needed for it to avoid touching another object:
5. [uncountable and countable] a process by which a cheque goes from one bank to another
6. [countable] an occasion when a player in a game such as football kicks the ball away from his or her goal