cloverleaf

ˈkloʊvərˌliːf

cloverleaves

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Definition of cloverleaf - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

botany

Rare

leaf of a clover plant

Rare

I found a four-leaf cloverleaf in the garden.

shamrock

trifoliate

transportation

TECH.

road interchange with looping ramps

TECH.

The highway cloverleaf helps reduce traffic congestion.

crossroad

interchange

junction

geometry

Rare

shape resembling a clover leaf

Rare

The garden had a cloverleaf design.

quatrefoil

trefoil

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Images of cloverleaf

leaf of a clover plant
road interchange with looping ramps
shape resembling a clover leaf

Origin of cloverleaf

Old English, clāfre (clover) + leaf (leaf)

Terms with cloverleaf included in their meaning

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cloverleafing

adj.

shape

having a shape or pattern like a cloverleaf

Examples of cloverleaf in a sentence

The cloverleaf was part of a larger botanical study.
The new cloverleaf improved the city's traffic flow.
Drivers appreciate the efficiency of the cloverleaf design.
The architect designed a building with a cloverleaf pattern.
Traffic flowed smoothly through the cloverleaf interchange.

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French:trèfle, échangeur en trèfle, ...
German:Kleeblatt, Kleeblattkreuzung, ...
Italian:foglia di trifoglio, quadrifoglio autostradale, ...
Spanish:trébol, intercambio vial, ...
Portuguese:trevo, trevo rodoviário, ...
Chinese:三叶草, 苜蓿叶型立交桥, ...
Japanese:クローバー, クローバーリーフ, ...
Arabic:ورقة نفل, تقاطع البرسيم, ...
Hebrew:עָלֵה תִּלְתָּן, מַחְלָף תִּלְתָּן, ...
Russian:клеверный лист, дорожная развязка, ...
Ukrainian:конюшина, розв'язка-конюшина, ...
Hindi:क्लोवरलीफ, सड़क इंटरचेंज, ...
Bengali:ক্লোভারলিফ, তিন পাতার ক্লোভার, ...
Catalan:trèvol, trèvol d'autopista, ...
Czech:jetelový lístek, čtyřlístek, ...
Danish:kløverblad, kløverbladskryds, ...
Dutch:klaverblad, klavervorm, ...
Greek:τριφύλλι, κόμβος τύπου τριφύλλι, ...
Hungarian:lóheralevél, lóherecsomópont, ...
Khmer:ស្លឹកត្រកួនជ្រូក, ចំណុចប្រសព្វផ្លូវបែបស្លឹកត្របែក, ...
Korean:클로버, 클로버리프, ...
Persian:برگ شبدر, تقاطع حلقوی, ...
Polish:liść koniczyny, węzeł drogowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):trevo, trevo rodoviário, ...
Romanian:frunză de trifoi, intersecție de tip trifoi, ...
Swedish:klöverblad, motorvägsklöver, ...
Thai:ใบโคลเวอร์, จุดเชื่อมต่อถนนแบบโคลเวอร์ลีฟ, ...
Turkish:yonca yaprağı, yonca yaprağı şekli, ...
Vietnamese:lá cỏ ba lá, nút giao thông, ...

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Definition of cloverleaf - Reverso English Dictionary

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