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cloverleaf

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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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As construction of the new State Highway 16 and I-84 interchange continues, the department said drivers should expect nighttime lane restrictions in both directions.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Interstate 280 Lane Reductions Along with the 101 closures, the agency is performing road work on northbound Interstate 280 between Mariposa Street and the 280/101 interchange during overnight hours.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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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
This is what the underpass looked like when Joshua Service was done cleaning it.

— Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of underpass

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The Chiefs haven’t announced an address for their new home, except that it will be constructed near The Legends in Wyandotte County, near the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
The 6-year-old disembarked with several other young students and attempted to cross the busy intersection of Barrington and Lanecrest drives.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

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