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Noun: all clear  ol kleer
  1. Permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed
    "After the bomb threat was investigated, the police gave the all clear"
     
  2. A signal (usually a siren) that danger is over
    "The all clear sounded, allowing people to leave the bomb shelters"

Derived forms: all clears

Type of: permission, sign, signal, signaling [N. Amer], signalling [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: All clear