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Definition of "cloverleaf" []

  • A highway interchange at which two highways, one crossing over the other, have a series of entrance and exit ramps resembling the outline of a four-leaf clover and enabling vehicles to proceed in either direction on either highway. (noun)
  • Resembling or shaped like a leaf of the clover plant. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cloverleaf" in a sentence
  • "No, I’m suggesting just the opposite: that we can’t keep building new roads and assuming that we’ve gotten the expensive stuff done once that new cloverleaf is finished."
  • "Two Bradley tanks stand guard at a "cloverleaf" intersection that is a notorious ambush point."
  • "Chef Larry is highly recognized for his culinary accomplishments, especially when he was selected to be a member of the 1992, 1996 and 1992 USA Culinary Teams, winning three gold medals and a special "cloverleaf" award at the world's most prestigious cooking competition, the "Culinary Olympics.""
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