"all clear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: all clears [plural]
Etymology: all + clear Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} all clear (countable and uncountable, plural all clears)
  1. a signal that danger, such as an air raid, is over; usually a siren at a single pitch Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (signal): отбой (otboj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vaara ohi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-all_clear-en-noun-ZKR7RJGK Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'signal': 100 0
  2. permission to proceed after obstacles have been removed Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-all_clear-en-noun-XTCmJVkx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "obstacle"
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      "word": "vaara ohi"
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