- (n.) The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine or the least distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages.
- (n.) The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance.
- (n.) A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at the customhouse; permission to sail.
- (n.) Clear or net profit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "clearance" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/clearance/definitions/1988031> |