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# clearance

noun (clearance, uncountable; a clearance, clearances)

«clearance» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The act of clearing something away, like clearing land or rubbish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#m1)
2. Official permission to do something, such as security clearance or clearance for a plane to land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#m2)
3. The amount of space between two things, like the height under a bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#m3)
4. A clearance sale: a sale with low prices to sell old stock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#m4)
5. (football, rugby) Kicking or heading the ball away from your goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths and everyday safety, clearance signs show how high a vehicle can be to pass under a bridge. In shops, the clearance rack has cheap items. In history, the Highland Clearances were when people in Scotland were forced off their land in the 1700s and 1800s. Phrases: "clearance sale", "security clearance", "height clearance".

### Examples

- The bridge has a clearance of 3.5 metres, so the lorry can't fit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#x1)
- I bought shoes in the clearance sale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#x2)
- The pilot waited for clearance to land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#x3)
- The defender made a great clearance off the line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#x4)
- The Highland Clearances forced families from their homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#x5)
- The council did a clearance of the old rubbish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/#x6)

### Note

Countable or uncountable. In maths problems with clearance: a vehicle can pass only if its height is less than the clearance: 3.4 m \< 3.5 m fits, 3.6 m does not.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clearance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clearance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clearance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clearance.html) on Mova free.