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clearing mark

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noun

Navigation.

  1. either of a pair of landmarks or marks on a mariner's chart lying upon a line clearingline along which a vessel can sail to avoid navigational hazards.

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As he appeared at the edge of the forest clearing, Mark Wilson, foreman of the detail, frowned irritably and paused in his task of snaking a log out to the road.

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