clearway

American

[kleer-wey] / ˈklɪərˌweɪ /

noun

British.

a road on which only emergency stops are permitted.

clearway British

/ ˈklɪəˌweɪ /

noun

a stretch of road on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
an area at the end of a runway over which an aircraft taking off makes its initial climb: it is under the control of the airport

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Etymology

Origin of clearway

1880–85, for an earlier sense; clear + way ¹

Example Sentences

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According to the Highway Code, a clearway sign means no stopping.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Hope Valley police teams previously said 21 drivers who parked on the clearway through Winnats Pass on Saturday would be prosecuted.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

Hope Valley police teams said that 21 drivers who parked on the clearway through Winnats Pass on Saturday would be prosecuted.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

It added: "Any further vehicles found to be parked on the clearway, double yellows or causing an obstruction will also have their vehicle removed at their own expense. Please heed the warning."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2023

Immediately before him was the narrow, grassy clearway occupied by the brook at high water, and now threaded by a winding, loitering rivulet.

From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

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