clearway

[ kleer-wey ]

/ ˈklɪərˌweɪ /

noun British.

a road on which only emergency stops are permitted.

Nearby words

clearinghouse, clearly, clearstory, clearwater, clearwater mountains, clearway, clearweed, clearwing, cleary, cleat, cleavable

Origin of clearway

1880–85, for an earlier sense; clear + way¹

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British Dictionary definitions for clearway

clearway

/ (ˈklɪəˌweɪ) /

noun

British 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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