four-wheel
Americanadjective
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having four wheels.
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functioning on or driven by four wheels.
Etymology
Origin of four-wheel
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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Preston Tucker’s 1948 Tucker 48 featured innovations like a padded dashboard, four-wheel independent suspension, and a “frunk,” with 47 of 51 vehicles surviving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Tucker’s other innovations included a padded dashboard for safety, four-wheel independent suspension and a cyclops-like center headlight that rotated with the steering wheel to improve visibility around corners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
For 36 years, Dave Marquart was part of a small team that monitored wetlands rimming Mono Lake, places so inaccessible even four-wheel drives can get stuck.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Our four-wheel drive vehicle struggled up the steep road the Cambodians have built to climb the cliff.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
We hear the engine of the four-wheel drive start up and listen until it is out of hearing.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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