A cloverleaf is an arrangement of curved roads, resembling a four-leaf clover, that joins twomain roads.
[US]
The 405-167 freeway interchange is a classic cloverleaf, built in the 1960s.
cloverleaf in British English
(ˈkləʊvəˌliːf)
nounWord forms: plural-leaves
1.
an arrangement of connecting roads, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, that joins two intersecting main roads
2. (modifier)
in the shape or pattern of a leaf of clover
cloverleaf in American English
(ˈkloʊvərˌlif)
nounWord forms: pluralˈcloverˌleafs
1. US
an interchange which, by means of an overpass with curving ramps that form the outline of a four-leaf clover and other connecting roads, permits traffic to move or turn in any of four directions with little interference
adjective
2.
in the shape or pattern of a leaf of clover
Examples of 'cloverleaf' in a sentence
cloverleaf
He drove around the inner loop of the Capital Beltway, then took the cloverleaf east on Maryland Route 50.