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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With the new ramp, Gonzalez said drivers will have one more lane going to southbound I-95, and also won’t have to merge at the interchange to go south.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of interchange

Noun

Herrin’s kill from the back row was followed by Stella Delgadillo’s kill on an overpass for the win.

— Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
An adjacent overpass over Agoura Road, as well as a land bridge still being built between the structures, are currently bare.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 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

The incident occurred along a 7th Street entrance to the Moss parking lot, near the intersection with N Street.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Ryan is accused of turning at the intersection while pedestrians had a walk sign and allegedly running over the feet of two of them while also coming into contact with one of their legs, according to the police report.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

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