four-wheel
Americanadjective
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having four wheels.
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functioning on or driven by four wheels.
Etymology
Origin of four-wheel
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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It’s also making a four-wheel electric vehicle with pedals designed to deliver cargo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Preston Tucker’s 1948 Tucker 48 featured innovations like a padded dashboard, four-wheel independent suspension, and a “frunk,” with 47 of 51 vehicles surviving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
This often made it scrappy and innovative, however, often pioneering technologies like better automatic transmissions, cruise control and four-wheel anti-lock brakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
For 36 years, Dave Marquart was part of a small team that monitored wetlands rimming Mono Lake, places so inaccessible even four-wheel drives can get stuck.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
“If you’re not leaving, then let us borrow your truck. We need four-wheel drive to get us where we’re going.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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