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clearing
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
clearing
(noun)
clearing bank
(noun)
clear
(verb)
clearing
/
ˈ
klirɪŋ/
noun
plural
clearings
clearing
/
ˈ
klirɪŋ/
noun
plural
clearings
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLEARING
1
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noncount
]
:
the act or process of making something clear or of becoming clear
the
clearing
of the table
the
clearing
of wood and brush from part of the forest
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count
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:
an open area of land in which there are no trees
We found a
clearing
in the forest.
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