clearway

UK: /ˈklɪə^rweɪ/ US: (klēr′wā′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

clear•way  (klēr′wā′), n. [Brit.]

1. British Terms a road on which only emergency stops are permitted.

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

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clearway / ˈklɪəˌweɪ/ noun

1. a stretch of road on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
2. 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