: an interchange between two major highways that allows traffic to change from one to the other without requiring any left turns or crossings and that from above resembles a 4-leaf clover
Illustration of cloverleaf
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Ten years later, at the age of 68, Burger set a record as the oldest woman world champion barrel racer, coaxing her beloved steed, Mo, in a cloverleaf pattern around a trio of barrels and consistently finishing the loop in less than 18 seconds. Chris La Tray, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 The docking station is powered by a substantial power brick which can accept voltages from 100–240V and uses a detachable cloverleaf-style cable. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022 Fans will be permitted to park in the centerfield lot and will have access to, at a minimum, the cloverleaf fields on the northeast portion of the complex. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2022 The test reactor's unique cloverleaf design includes a core that's surrounded by beryllium metal to reflect the neutrons. Keith Ridler, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021 Diverging diamond interchanges are designed to be safer and take up less space than cloverleaf designs. Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2017
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Engines increased in displacement over the years, and the 3.0-liter V-8 in the Tipo 33/3 matched Alfa’s cloverleaf with Porsche’s 908 and Ferrari’s 312P. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2022 The new version of the park is tucked inside the concrete outline of a cloverleaf, a nod to the leprechaun colony that lives there, according to legend.oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2022 Now the community around the Cobb cloverleaf is in the spotlight, thanks to the Braves’ title run. Tim Tucker, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021 The tricky cloverleaf includes a two-lane merge to travel north on 23 (pictured above), with cars coming from 23 south and crossing lanes. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 30 Apr. 2021 When merging onto the freeway from a cloverleaf, the Escalade cut power at a very mellow 38 mph. K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 19 Oct. 2020 The closure of Exit 5B to westbound Abernathy, a partial cloverleaf, is to accommodate construction of a diverging diamond interchange of Abernathy and new collector-distributor bridges over the road, GDOT said. David Ibata, ajc, 23 June 2020 Those images, thornier in intent and unwedded to a single place, become a kind of cloverleaf—of circumstances, of timelines and beliefs, of people. Jason Parham, Wired, 29 May 2020 The project will replace the existing cloverleaf turnpike with a modern direct connect interchange.Dallas News, 15 May 2020 See More