four-way

[ fawr-wey, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌweɪ, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

providing access or passage in four directions: a four-way entrance.

applying to all four directions of traffic at an intersection: a four-way stop sign.

exerting influence or benefit in four different ways: a four-way blessing.

made up of four participants: a four-way discussion.

Nearby words

four-spot, four-square, four-star, four-striper, four-stroke, four-way, four-wheel, four-wheel drive, four-wheeler, four-wheeling, fourbagger

Origin of four-way

First recorded in 1815–25

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Examples from the Web for four-way

In a four-way race with very credible candidates, a runoff is almost guaranteed, but what matters is which candidates participate.
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Post-dictatorship Egypt now finds itself at a four-way crossroads.
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Many liberals were rooting for a Tea Party triumph in the four-way Wisconsin Republican Senate primary last Tuesday night.
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Mrs. Young told of a four-way call between the Youngs, Hunter, and the presidential candidate in early 2007.
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The conduits for telephone and telegraph service were four-way, and were located in the core-wall.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|James H. Brace and Francis Mason
The first pull of the chain turns on the gas through a four-way gas-cock, governed by a ratchet-wheel and pawl.
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The easiest method of testing the Three- and Four-way circuits explained.
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British Dictionary definitions for four-way

four-way

adjective (usually prenominal)

giving passage in four directions

made up of four elements

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four-way

adjective

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four-way

adjective (usually prenominal)