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
It shows a four-by-four with a siren on its roof approaching the car moments after the accident.
From BBC • May 8, 2023
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
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
He looked into the tool shed and patted the four-by-four supports.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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