Thesaurus results for CLOVERLEAF

cloverleaf

noun

Definition of cloverleaf

as in interchange

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Recent Examples of cloverleaf Race around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern as fast as possible. — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025 The interchange — with on and off ramps and a bridge over the highway — will be located a mile west of the interchange at Woodland Road and a mile east of the cloverleaf at K-7. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025 The site sits just east of a clunky cloverleaf interchange that's an apt relic of mid-20th century sprawl. — Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 12 Sep. 2025 The developers released architectural plans of a cloverleaf-style complex with three towers, a plaza and gardens on the roof. — Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Nov. 2016 See All Example Sentences for cloverleaf

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Law enforcement closed the eastbound on-ramp to traffic at the Ten Mile interchange for about three hours.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
The backup extended past the Toll Plaza and the Highway 1 / Highway 101 interchange.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of interchange

Noun

Paglen’s commission will appear in a pedestrian overpass and a new parking garage at the Southeast stop of the Metro-North train system.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Video shows the single-engine plane careening into an overpass arching atop the expressway.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of overpass

Noun

Ford has been behind some big projects for the city, including the completion of Colfax BRT, and the new pedestrian and bike underpass for the High Line Canal Trail.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The first jerseys of the local soccer team featured a light-bulb emblem, and graffiti light bulbs are still spray-painted on the city’s underpass walls.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of underpass

Noun

According to police, the cyclist was traveling west along the eastbound shoulder of East Main Street when a vehicle entered Main Street from Bill Irwin Street after stopping at the intersection.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Traffic shifts at the intersection of CO 7 and CO 42 will begin in early 2027.

— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

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