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clearance space

clearance space noun: in a steam engine, the space enclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve and the piston, at the beginning of a stroke, including the space caused by the piston's clearance and the space in ports, passageways, etc.

Noun

clearance space (countable and uncountable, plural clearance spaces)

  1. In a steam engine, the space enclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve and the piston, at the beginning of a stroke, including the space caused by the piston's clearance and the space in ports, passageways, etc.

Forms of clearance space

pluralclearance spaces

Questions about clearance space

What does clearance space mean?
Clearance space means in a steam engine, the space enclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve and the piston, at the beginning of a stroke, including the space caused by the piston's clearance and the space in ports, passageways, etc.
What part of speech is clearance space?
Clearance space is a noun.
What is the plural of clearance space?
The plural of clearance space is clearance spaces.

Words near clearance space in the dictionary

  1. clearance holes
  2. clearance rate
  3. clearance rates
  4. clearance sale
  5. clearance sales
  6. clearance space
  7. clearance spaces
  8. clearance time
  9. clearance times
  10. clearances
  11. Clearbrook

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