cloverleaf
[kloh-ver-leef]
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
Origin of cloverleaf
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Related Words for cloverleaf
crossing, interchange, junction, intersection, edge, rim, overpass, crossroad, bridge, passage, circle, stop, crossway, cloverleaf, crosswalk, fork, ridge, projection, veer, crookExamples from the Web for cloverleaf
Historical Examples of cloverleaf
He entered the cloverleaf and was halfway through it when he saw the copter.
Rebels of the Red PlanetCharles Louis Fontenay
The clubs of playing-cards are also no doubt an imitation of the cloverleaf.
Flowers of Mountain and PlainEdith S. Clements
Immediately, he put the groundcar in drive and whipped out of the cloverleaf under full acceleration.
Rebels of the Red PlanetCharles Louis Fontenay
Dark slowed and entered the cloverleaf that took him onto the bypass expressway.
Rebels of the Red PlanetCharles Louis Fontenay
Every cloverleaf sparkled and the leaves of wheat bristled like tiny spears.
Hiram The Young FarmerBurbank L. Todd
cloverleaf
noun plural -leaves
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