- a variation of 4 × 4.
four-by-four
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The team organized the nozzles in a four-by-four array, which can pick up 16 spheroids simultaneously and place them on a bioink substrate quickly and precisely.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
On the beach, a four-by-four zips along, measuring the sand that lies between the cliffs and the sea.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2021
Some of us want to mount the works of local artists as four-by-four posters beautifying the fences designed to protect us from the toxic waste of burned-out buildings.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2021
During these contests, stylists from across the country would craft hairdos that resembled the tail of a peacock, for instance, or a four-by-four, complete with wheels, hiked two feet above a model’s head.
From New York Times • May 10, 2021
When he did, a four-by-four card fluttered out from behind its cover.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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