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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Noun

Heavy landscaping with trees and planting beds are also seen in renderings adjacent to the interchange.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Drivers can head west on University Avenue, turn south on Grand Prairie Parkway and rejoin westbound I-80 at the Grand Prairie Parkway interchange.

— Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of interchange

Noun

Vehicles drive on the 405 freeway (overpass) past a US flag displayed outside of the Marathon Petroleum Corp.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
For now, the vision involves replacing the aging Indian Creek bridge, rebuilding intersections on either end, and constructing an overpass to carry cars over the Union Pacific tracks on the south bank of the stream.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of overpass

Noun

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

— Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Turn 5 comes just before the underpass, a heavy braking zone that’s been identified as a possible overtaking spot, and Turn 6 is underneath the highway, marking the start of Subida de las Cárcavas.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of underpass

Noun

The findings point to the importance of greater awareness, deeper research, and closer collaboration across sectors to better understand and address the growing intersection between climate and health.

— Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Those two impulses may have agreed with one another in something with a more polished pedigree; in Verity, though, their intersection loudly clanks.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

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