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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
shaped like or resembling a leaf or leaves of clover.
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Origin of cloverleaf

First recorded in 1930–35; clover + leaf

OTHER WORDS FROM cloverleaf

clo·ver·leafed, adjective
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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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