- 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
Even that is ridiculous acceleration for any bona fide four-by-four, let alone one that weighs as much as two BMW 330i sedans, and could tow three Bimmers at highway speed.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
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
We climb into the cab of Uncle Basil’s four-by-four pickup, which is jacked up higher than should be allowed for any man his age.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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