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cloverleaf
clo·ver·leaf C0422900 (klō′vər-lēf′)n. 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.adj. Resembling or shaped like a leaf of the clover plant.cloverleaf (ˈkləʊvəˌliːf) n, pl -leaves1. (Automotive Engineering) an arrangement of connecting roads, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, that joins two intersecting main roads2. (modifier) in the shape or pattern of a leaf of cloverclo•ver•leaf (ˈkloʊ vərˌlif)
n., pl. -leafs, -leaves,
adj. n. 1. a road arrangement, resembling a four-leaf clover in form, for permitting traffic movement between two intersecting highways. adj. 2. shaped like a leaf of clover. [1930–35] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cloverleaf - an interchange that does not require left-hand turnsinterchange - a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams |
TranslationsCloverleaf
Cloverleaf A gravitationally lensed image of a very distant quasar (redshift 2.56) in the form of four images separated by about 1 arc second. The lensing galaxy has not yet been detected and may itself lie at comparatively high redshift. See gravitational lens.cloverleaf[′klō·vər‚lēf] (civil engineering) A highway intersection resembling a clover leaf and designed to allow movement and interchange of traffic without direct crossings and left turns. Cloverleaf
A morphologic descriptor for a multilobed pattern that appears to emanate in a 2-D plane from a single point, likened to the low leguminous herb of the genus, Trifoliumcloverleaf
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