clearance space

noun

In a steam engine, the space enclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve and the piston, at the beginning of a stroke, including the space caused by the piston's clearance and the space in ports, passageways, etc.

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Meanings

nounclearance space (countable and uncountable, plural clearance spaces)

plural clearance spaces

  1. countableuncountableengineeringIn a steam engine, the space enclosed in one end of the cylinder, between the valve and the piston, at the beginning of a stroke, including the space caused by the piston's clearance and the space in ports, passageways, etc.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clearance space,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearance%20space.

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