"clearway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clearways [plural]
Etymology: clear + way Etymology templates: {{compound|en|clear|way}} clear + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} clearway (plural clearways)
  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A road or other path that is kept free of obstructions, or on which stopping is strictly regulated, in order to maintain free flow of movement. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK Categories (topical): Roads Translations (road or other path that is kept free of obstructions): moottoriliikennetie (english: roughly, but not precisely, equivalent) (Finnish), tie, jolla ei saa pysähtyä (Finnish), pysähtymiskiellon alainen tie (Finnish), glanbhealach [masculine] (Irish), laluan lega (Malay)
    Sense id: en-clearway-en-noun-rOtsVkci Disambiguation of Roads: 70 30 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of 'road or other path that is kept free of obstructions': 80 20
  2. (aviation) An area projecting from the end of a runway that is kept clear of obstructions exceeding a height that increases with distance from the end of the runway. Categories (topical): Aviation Translations (area projecting from the end of a runway): nousualue (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-clearway-en-noun-Akm3AmYQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'area projecting from the end of a runway': 12 88

Inflected forms

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