cloverleaf

cloverleaf
1. adjective /ˈkləʊvəliːf,ˈkloʊvɚliːf/
In the form of the leaf of a clover plant; cloverleafed.
2. noun /ˈkləʊvəliːf,ˈkloʊvɚliːf/
a) (with plural cloverleaves) The leaf of a clover plant
b) (with plural cloverleafs or cloverleaves) A cloverleaf interchange.
3. verb /ˈkləʊvəliːf,ˈkloʊvɚliːf/
To turn by following a cloverleaf, or as if by following one.

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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