four-way
providing access or passage in four directions: a four-way entrance.
applying to all four directions of traffic at an intersection: a four-way stop sign.
exerting influence or benefit in four different ways: a four-way blessing.
made up of four participants: a four-way discussion.
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How to use four-way in a sentence
In a bitter four-way primary, Boyle was attacked as both pro-life and anti-public education.
What Democratic Revolt? Moderate Cruises in PA-13 Primary | David Freedlander | May 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a four-way race with very credible candidates, a runoff is almost guaranteed, but what matters is which candidates participate.
Anderson tells his tales with a great deal of surprisingly original material aided by his four-way narrative.
T.E. Lawrence Rides Again in Scott Anderson’s New History | Melik Kaylan | August 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPost-dictatorship Egypt now finds itself at a four-way crossroads.
Morsi-less: Are Egyptians Done with the Muslim Brothers? | Hussein Ibish | July 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMany liberals were rooting for a Tea Party triumph in the four-way Wisconsin Republican Senate primary last Tuesday night.
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A four-way cock near the top of the cylinder turned the steam on and off.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe cylinder was let down into the boiler; it worked with a four-way cock.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickThe first pull of the chain turns on the gas through a four-way gas-cock, governed by a ratchet-wheel and pawl.
Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity | Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. JohnThe conduits for telephone and telegraph service were four-way, and were located in the core-wall.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 | James H. Brace and Francis MasonThe easiest method of testing the Three- and four-way circuits explained.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
British Dictionary definitions for four-way
giving passage in four directions
made up of four elements
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