block clearing

  • 1Clearing — Clear Clear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearing}.] 1. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from clouds. [1913 Webster] He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To free from… …

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  • 2clearing fee — A fee charged by the exchange for each contract cleared. There are also clearing fees associated with deliveries, creation of a futures position resulting from an option exercise or assignment, Exchange for Physicals (EFP), block trades, transfer …

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  • 3British absolute block signalling — The principle of the British absolute block system of railway signalling is to facilitate the safe operation of a railway by preventing more than one train from occupying a defined section of route at the same time. This system is used on double… …

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  • 4Ear clearing — or clearing the ears is any of various maneuvers to equalize the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure, by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes, as this does not always happen automatically when the pressure in the middle… …

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  • 5Ultimate Block Party — Infobox VG title = developer = Conspiracy Entertainment publisher = Conspiracy Entertainment distributor = designer = engine = version = released = Arcade vgrelease|JP=vgy|2003PSP vgrelease|JP=December 16, 2004|NA=December 13, 2005|EU=March 3,… …

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  • 6Battle of Ramadi (2004) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ramadi 2004 colour scheme=background:#ffcccc partof=the Post invasion Iraq date=April 06, 2004 April 10, 2004 place=Ramadi, Iraq result= Indecisive combatant1=flagicon|United States United States… …

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  • 7parcel of land — Synonyms and related words: block, clearing, clos, close, corn field, croft, cultivated land, enclave, field, forty, hayfield, kraal, lot, paddy, pale, patch, piece of land, plat, plot, plot of ground, quad, quadrangle, real estate, rice paddy,… …

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  • 8lot — [n1] piece of property acreage, allotment, apportionment, area, block, clearing, division, field, frontage, parcel, part, patch, percentage, piece, plat, plot, plottage, portion, property, real estate, tract; concepts 509,710 lot [n2] quantity,… …

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  • 9region — [n] area, domain; scope arena, bailiwick, belt, block, clearing, country, demesne, district, division, domain, dominion, environs, expanse, field, ghetto, ground, inner city, jungle, land, locale, locality, neck of woods*, neighborhood, part,… …

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  • 10Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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