cloverleaf (redirected from cloverleaves)

clo·ver·leaf  (klvr-lf)

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.

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cloverleaf [ˈkləʊvəˌliːf]

n pl -leaves

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) 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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cloverleaf - an interchange that does not require left-hand turns interchange - a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams

Translations

cloverleaf [ˈkləʊvəliːf] N (cloverleaves (pl))

1. (Bot) → hoja f de trébol

2. (Aut) → cruce m en trébol

cloverleaf [ˈkləʊvə^rliːf] n

(= leaf) → feuille f de trèfle

(= junction) → croisement m en trèfle

cloverleaf

n (Bot, Mot) → Kleeblatt nt

cloverleaf [ˈkləʊvəˌliːf] n (Bot) → foglia di trifoglio (Aut) → raccordo (a quadrifoglio)

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cloverleaf [ˈkləʊvəˌliːf] n (Bot) → foglia di trifoglio (Aut) → raccordo (a quadrifoglio)