cloverleaf
adjective
clo·ver·leaf
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Definition of cloverleaf
(Entry 1 of 2)
: resembling a clover leaf in shape
cloverleaf
noun
plural cloverleafs\ ˈklō-vər-ˌlēfs
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or cloverleaves\ ˈklō-vər-ˌlēvz
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or cloverleaves\ ˈklō-vər-ˌlēvz
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Definition of cloverleaf (Entry 2 of 2)
: an interchange between two major highways that allows traffic to change from one to the other without requiring any left turns or crossings and that from above resembles a 4-leaf clover
Examples of cloverleaf in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Diverging diamond interchanges are designed to be safer and take up less space than cloverleaf designs. — Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, "Southerners, women most likely to favor bumper stickers, survey says," 11 June 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The real problem is the nearby Trimble/De La Cruz cloverleaf where three lanes on Trimble go down to two over 101, no merge area onto 101 south, etc. — Gary Richards, The Mercury News, "Patience needed for 101 to 87 fix: Roadshow," 22 July 2019 Barrel racers did their charge-and-twirl ballet through the oil drum cloverleaf. — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: Rodeo spirit energizes Tejas Steakhouse in Bulverde," 11 July 2019 The document also recommends revamping the looping cloverleaf road exchange around Federal and Colfax. — Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, "Broncos Stadium development — sprouting from its parking lots — could stretch all the way to Federal Boulevard," 17 June 2019 Southbound motorists will be detoured nearly 2 miles out of their way and through two cloverleaf turns before heading back under 495. — Washington Post, "Major New York-area traffic bottleneck about to get worse," 23 June 2018 By 1924 a cooperative extension system had been created under the United States Department of Agriculture to create a national 4-H club program, and the famous cloverleaf emblem and mantra of Head-Heart-Hands-Health had been adopted. — Erin Kirkland, Anchorage Daily News, "From archery to agriculture, 4-H hopes to nurture a kids’ passion," 16 Apr. 2018 More on Vaccaro's * The restaurant is located in a small complex by the cloverleaf at the Ghent Road exit off Interstate 77. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Vaccaro's Trattoria keeps focus on all things Italian - family, food, wine (review)," 12 Apr. 2018 So the path forward is as clear as a cloverleaf exchange, at rush hour, during an earthquake. — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: Gas tax divides Republicans," 15 Feb. 2018 The cloverleaf shape disrupts the vortex that forms in the blender to promote more comprehensive mixing. — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, "Watch What Happens When We Take Apart a Blender," 10 June 2015These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cloverleaf.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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