cloverleaf

[ kloh-ver-leef ]

/ ˈkloʊ vərˌlif /

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noun, plural clo·ver·leafs, clo·ver·leaves.

a road arrangement, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, for permitting easy traffic movement between two intersecting high-speed highways. One highway passes over the other, and both are joined by a system of curved feeder roads permitting vehicles to enter and leave the highways.

adjective

shaped like or resembling a leaf or leaves of clover.

Origin of cloverleaf

First recorded in 1930–35; clover + leaf

OTHER WORDS FROM cloverleaf

clo·ver·leafed, adjective

Words nearby cloverleaf

cloven hoof, cloven-hoofed, clove oil, clove pink, clover, cloverleaf, cloverleaf aerial, Clovis, Clovis I, clovis point, clowder

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Example sentences from the Web for cloverleaf

Every cloverleaf sparkled and the leaves of wheat bristled like tiny spears.
Hiram The Young Farmer|Burbank L. Todd
Dark slowed and entered the cloverleaf that took him onto the bypass expressway.
Rebels of the Red Planet|Charles Louis Fontenay
The clubs of playing-cards are also no doubt an imitation of the cloverleaf.
Flowers of Mountain and Plain|Edith S. Clements
He entered the cloverleaf and was halfway through it when he saw the copter.
Rebels of the Red Planet|Charles Louis Fontenay

Immediately, he put the groundcar in drive and whipped out of the cloverleaf under full acceleration.
Rebels of the Red Planet|Charles Louis Fontenay

British Dictionary definitions for cloverleaf

cloverleaf

/ (ˈkləʊvəˌliːf) /

noun plural -leaves

an arrangement of connecting roads, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, that joins two intersecting main roads

(modifier) in the shape or pattern of a leaf of clover

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单词	cloverleaf
释义	cloverleaf [ kloh-ver-leef ] / ˈkloʊ vərˌlif / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cloverleaf ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural clo·ver·leafs, clo·ver·leaves. a road arrangement, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, for permitting easy traffic movement between two intersecting high-speed highways. One highway passes over the other, and both are joined by a system of curved feeder roads permitting vehicles to enter and leave the highways. adjective shaped like or resembling a leaf or leaves of clover. Origin of cloverleaf First recorded in 1930–35; clover + leaf OTHER WORDS FROM cloverleaf clo·ver·leafed, adjective Words nearby cloverleaf cloven hoof, cloven-hoofed, clove oil, clove pink, clover, cloverleaf, cloverleaf aerial, Clovis, Clovis I, clovis point, clowder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cloverleaf Every cloverleaf sparkled and the leaves of wheat bristled like tiny spears. Hiram The Young Farmer\|Burbank L. Todd Dark slowed and entered the cloverleaf that took him onto the bypass expressway. Rebels of the Red Planet\|Charles Louis Fontenay The clubs of playing-cards are also no doubt an imitation of the cloverleaf. Flowers of Mountain and Plain\|Edith S. Clements He entered the cloverleaf and was halfway through it when he saw the copter. Rebels of the Red Planet\|Charles Louis Fontenay Immediately, he put the groundcar in drive and whipped out of the cloverleaf under full acceleration. Rebels of the Red Planet\|Charles Louis Fontenay British Dictionary definitions for cloverleaf cloverleaf / (ˈkləʊvəˌliːf) / noun plural -leaves an arrangement of connecting roads, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, that joins two intersecting main roads (modifier) in the shape or pattern of a leaf of clover Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cloverleaf crossing, interchange, junction, intersection, edge, rim, overpass, crossroad, bridge, passage, circle, stop, crossway, crosswalk, fork, ridge, projection, veer, crook, shift
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cloverleaf

noun, plural clo·ver·leafs, clo·ver·leaves.

adjective

Origin of cloverleaf

OTHER WORDS FROM cloverleaf

Words nearby cloverleaf

Example sentences from the Web for cloverleaf

British Dictionary definitions for cloverleaf

noun plural -leaves

Words related to cloverleaf