English

Alternative forms
clover-leaf

Pronunciation
italbrac|UK: IPA|/�kl��v�li�f/, SAMPA|/"kl@Uv@li:f/
italbrac|US: AHD|kl�ʹv�r-l�f, IPA|/�klo�v�li�f/, SAMPA|/"kloUv@`li:f/
audio|en-us-cloverleaf.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
cloverleaf

1. In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.

wikipedia|cloverleaf interchange
Noun
en-noun|pl2=cloverleaves (see individual senses for plurals)

1. (with plural cloverleaves) the leaf of a clover plant
2. context|US (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) A cloverleaf interchange.

Derived terms
cloverleaf antenna
cloverleaf interchange
cloverleaf model
clover-leaf roll
clover-leaf sight
clover-leaf skull, cloverleaf skull
cloverleaf stack
clover leaf weevil

Verb
en-verb

#intransitive To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.
#*2003, David Maraniss, They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967,
#*: Hay told a military historian that Allen precipitated �the debacle� by �allowing his lead company to pursue the VC down the trail� instead of forming a perimeter and cloverleafing at the first sign of the enemy.

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• 2007-09-08 05:59 - Ruakh - /* Verb */ a bit of [[WT:"]] - I'm too lazy to find the publisher and page number

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