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cloverleaf
[ kloh-ver-leef ]
/ ˈkloʊ vərˌlif /
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noun, plural clo·ver·leafs, clo·ver·leaves.
a road arrangement, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, for permitting easy traffic movement between two intersecting high-speed highways. One highway passes over the other, and both are joined by a system of curved feeder roads permitting vehicles to enter and leave the highways.
adjective
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OTHER WORDS FROM cloverleaf
clo·ver·leafed, adjectiveWords nearby cloverleaf
cloven hoof, cloven-hoofed, clove oil, clove pink, clover, cloverleaf, cloverleaf aerial, Clovis, Clovis I, clovis point, clowder
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British Dictionary definitions for cloverleaf
cloverleaf
/ (ˈkləʊvəˌliːf) /
noun plural -leaves
an arrangement of connecting roads, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, that joins two intersecting main roads
(modifier) in the shape or pattern of a leaf of clover
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