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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At the peak of its popularity in the 1960s and ’70s, the park had attracted tens of thousands of visitors every year, but most traffic through the Route 8 and I-84 interchange never stopped.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
The project will raise and rebuild roughly 1,150 feet of floodwall between the Grant Street interchange and the Fort Pitt Bridge.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of interchange

Noun

The trail will be a continuation of one recently built on the Waverly Road bridge over the Little Calumet River, just south of the I-94 overpass.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The video shows a spray of debris flying as the truck struck the overpass, tipped over, and skidded on its side.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of overpass

Noun

In a 40-day period, researchers documented more than 40,000 animals – including elephants, primates, and big cats – using a single such underpass, which extended their feeding and breeding range while reducing potential conflict with humans.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026
Police said officers located the armed suspect near Mountain Vista Street and the Interstate 11 underpass.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of underpass

Noun

The intersection was closed for several hours as crews cleared the roadway, police said.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
The show will feature conversations with creators, executives, entrepreneurs and cultural leaders about the intersection of the creator economy and Hollywood.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

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