clearage (kleraj)

[ They [French philosophers] effected a clearance, and opened a vista beyond which new ideals might arise before men's eyes. E. Dowden , Shelley, I. 333. 2. Clear or net profit. Trollope.-3. A certificate that a ve el has complied with the law and is authorized to leave port. It contains the it is going, a description of the cargo, and other particulars. The manner in which a clearance shall be made is prescribed by law. name of the master, of the ve el, and of the port to which 4. In steam-engines, the distance between the piston and the cylinder-cover, when the former is at the end of its stroke; similarly, free play for the parts of any other machine; clearing. Clearance angle. See angle3. clear-cole, n. See claire - cole.