cloverleaf
[ kloh-ver-leef ]
/ ˈkloʊ vərˌlif /
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
RELATED WORDS
crossing, interchange, junction, intersection, edge, rim, overpass, crossroad, bridge, passage, circle, stop, crossway, crosswalk, fork, ridge, projection, veer, crook, shift
Nearby words
- clovelly,
- cloven,
- cloven hoof,
- cloven-hoofed,
- clover,
- cloverleaf aerial,
- clovis,
- clovis i,
- clovis point,
- clowder
Origin of cloverleaf
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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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cloverleaf
1882, from clover + leaf (n.). Highway interchange sense attested by 1933.
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