adequate clearance

collocation in English

meaningsofadequateandclearance

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adequate
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/us
/ˈæd.ə.kwət/
enough or satisfactory for a ...
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clearance
noun
uk
/ˈklɪə.rəns/us
/ˈklɪr.əns/
the process of removing waste or things you do not want from ...
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(Definition ofadequateandclearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These provide foradequateclearancefrom obstacles and surrounding terrain.
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Its clear height above high water—100 feet—providesadequateclearancefor shipping.
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They have to be used, for example, at wide junctions to permitadequateclearanceperiods at the change of phases.
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During this time, it yawed 1.25 degrees away from the tower to ensureadequateclearancedespite adverse winds.
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This excavation must be deep enough to allowadequateclearancebetween the top of the wellhead equipment and the surrounding sea floor.
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Suspension modifications similar to those employed on lifted pickup trucks are made to giveadequateclearancefor the large wheels.
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A transposition tower allows these sections to be connected together, while maintainingadequateclearancefor the conductors.
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The front undercarriage was unusually tall, originally designed to giveadequateclearancefor loading torpedoes underneath the fuselage in the anti-submarine warfare role.
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Excessive forward distance to the entry point is penalized when scoring a dive, but obviously anadequateclearancefrom the diving board is essential on safety grounds.
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The part did not maintainadequateclearancebetween the hydraulic lines and the fuel line, allowing vibration in the hydraulic lines to degrade the fuel line and cause the leak.
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Thirdly, the task of ensuring that there were adequate clearances for the vehicles along the street-running section through the city centre was more extensive that first thought.
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