four-way

[ fawr-wey, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌweɪ, ˈfoʊr- /

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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.

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Origin of four-way

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby four-way

fourth position, fourth quantum number, Fourth Republic, fourth wall, Fourth World, four-way, four-wheel, four-wheel drive, four-wheeler, four-wheeling, Fouta Djallon

How to use four-way in a sentence

It was also an attack on our freedom of expression and way of life.
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I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Empire will be hate-watched and may set off some conversations on its way from fading from our minds.
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I think if you keep trying to do things the same way it becomes diminishing returns.
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There are four photos there of representative presidential candidates.
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It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
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In this way bundles of the plants are easily made, and in most cases these can be readily carried about.
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You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
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She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.
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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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