cloverleaf

noun

Definition of cloverleafnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloverleaf
  1. interchange
  2. overpass
  3. underpass
  4. intersection
Noun
  • The Interstate 5 interchange to eastbound Highway 50 will be closed Saturday evening through Sunday morning, Caltrans said in a news release Friday.
    — Haley Parsley August 8, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The film is largely shot around the station on Berlin’s Schönhauser Allee, a busy interchange between public transport lines, but the title also hints at the idea of change in society.
    — JD Linville, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of interchange
Noun
  • 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
  • The impact knocked him from the overpass onto Stockton Boulevard, CHP officials said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of overpass
Noun
  • Police said officers located the armed suspect near Mountain Vista Street and the Interstate 11 underpass.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The right lane approaching the underpass is also clearly marked as a right-hand-turn only lane.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of underpass
Noun
  • The park, located just south of the intersection of Highway 1 and Tunitas Creek Road, will be open seven days a week.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Police have closed the Beach Boulevard and 15th Street intersection until further notice.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of intersection

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