clearance

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
  2. noun vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
  3. noun permission to proceed

Etymology

From clear + -ance.

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