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clearways

clearways is the plural of clearway.

Meaning of clearway

Noun

clearway (plural clearways)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK) A road or other path that is kept free of obstructions, or on which stopping is strictly regulated, in order to maintain free flow of movement.
    • The traffic lanes of the sea can be clearways for thousands of miles.1975, Institute of Marine Engineers, Marine Engineers Review, page 190
  2. An area projecting from the end of a runway that is kept clear of obstructions exceeding a height that increases with distance from the end of the runway.
    • A clearway may be provided to extend the takeoff distance available (TODA) beyond the end of the hard surface which defines the declarable length of the available takeoff run (TORA).2007, Antonín Kazda, Robert E. Caves, Airport Design and Operation, page 100

Questions about clearways

What is clearways the plural of?
Clearways is the plural of clearway.

Words near clearways in the dictionary

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