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four-way

[ fawr-wey, fohr- ]

adjective

  1. providing access or passage in four directions:

    a four-way entrance.

  2. applying to all four directions of traffic at an intersection:

    a four-way stop sign.

  3. exerting influence or benefit in four different ways:

    a four-way blessing.

  4. made up of four participants:

    a four-way discussion.



four-way

adjective

  1. giving passage in four directions
  2. made up of four elements
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of four-way1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences

In a bitter four-way primary, Boyle was attacked as both pro-life and anti-public education.

In a four-way race with very credible candidates, a runoff is almost guaranteed, but what matters is which candidates participate.

Anderson tells his tales with a great deal of surprisingly original material aided by his four-way narrative.

Post-dictatorship Egypt now finds itself at a four-way crossroads.

Many liberals were rooting for a Tea Party triumph in the four-way Wisconsin Republican Senate primary last Tuesday night.

A four-way cock near the top of the cylinder turned the steam on and off.

The cylinder was let down into the boiler; it worked with a four-way cock.

The first pull of the chain turns on the gas through a four-way gas-cock, governed by a ratchet-wheel and pawl.

The conduits for telephone and telegraph service were four-way, and were located in the core-wall.

The easiest method of testing the Three- and Four-way circuits explained.

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