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all clear

noun

all clear

a signal, usually a siren, indicating that some danger, such as an air raid, is over
an indication that obstacles are no longer present; permission to proceed
he received the all clear on the plan

First recorded in 1915–20

These all-clear fliers are filtered through special lines for expediency.

After a few minutes, the soldier gave the all-clear and they kept driving.

A co-worker locked the door, and a few more tense minutes passed before the “all-clear” came.

And even the blogs covering this seismic event moment by moment were reluctant to sound the all-clear.

The bugles sounded All-clear in many keys all round the ear's horizon; their sound matched the waning moonlight.

When the all-clear signal sounded inside the Shed, nobody paid any attention.

"Think o' when the all-clear bugle sounds in Fulham," responded Bindle.

He remembered that Webster had promised to come and knock an all-clear signal on the door.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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