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clean bill of health

clean bill of health noun: a bill of health that states that there is no infectious disease present in a ship, or its port of departure.

Noun

clean bill of health (plural clean bills of health)

  1. A bill of health that states that there is no infectious disease present in a ship, or its port of departure.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A statement that indicates that there are no obvious problems.
    • Now that we have changed the brake pads, the oil and the spark plugs, we can give this car a clean bill of health.

Forms of clean bill of health

pluralclean bills of health

Questions about clean bill of health

What does clean bill of health mean?
Clean bill of health means a bill of health that states that there is no infectious disease present in a ship, or its port of departure.
What part of speech is clean bill of health?
Clean bill of health is a noun.
What is the plural of clean bill of health?
The plural of clean bill of health is clean bills of health.

Words near clean bill of health in the dictionary

  1. clean as a bean
  2. clean as a hound's tooth
  3. clean as a new penny
  4. clean as a new pin
  5. clean as a whistle
  6. clean bill of health
  7. clean bills of health
  8. clean bomb
  9. clean bombs
  10. clean bowl
  11. clean bowled

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