all clear
the signal that an air raid or other danger is over.
Origin of all clear
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How to use all clear in a sentence
These all-clear fliers are filtered through special lines for expediency.
How to Skip the Airport Security Line During Thanksgiving | Nina Strochlic | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter 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.
Gunman Kills Two People and Himself in Shooting at Oregon Mall | Winston Ross | December 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd 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.
Living Alone | Stella Benson
When the all-clear signal sounded inside the Shed, nobody paid any attention.
Space Platform | Murray Leinster"Think o' when the all-clear bugle sounds in Fulham," responded Bindle.
Adventures of Bindle | Herbert George JenkinsHe remembered that Webster had promised to come and knock an all-clear signal on the door.
The Girl on the Boat | Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for 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
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