4 × 4

American  

[fawr bahy fawr, fohr bahy fohr, buh] / ˈfɔr baɪ ˌfɔr, ˈfoʊr baɪ ˌfoʊr, bə /

Or four-by-four

noun

1. a four-wheeled automotive vehicle having four-wheel drive.

2. a piece of lumber approximately 4 inches thick by 4 inches wide.

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Example Sentences

Safran also forecast cash flow of €4.4 to €4.6 billion, about €300 million better than forecast, said the analysts.

From MarketWatch

Almost all of the tracks here can be described as powerful, high-energy dance music in 4/4 swing-time, but even so there’s a very wide range of bands and performances.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jimmy Dorsey offers an aggressively swinging 4/4 arrangement of the Rodgers & Hammerstein waltz “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” from the 1943 Broadway musical “Oklahoma!”—which underscores how music, no less than the larger world, was changing.

From The Wall Street Journal

To reach the first zip line, the Highline staff will take you in 4×4 open-air Humvees on a steep path where you’ll gain 1,000 feet of elevation.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a bright and shiny synthpop confection with a steady 4/4 house beat.

From The Wall Street Journal