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[ fawr-wey, fohr- ] / ˈfɔrˌweɪ, ˈfoʊr- /
adjectiveproviding 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. Origin of four-wayFirst recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby four-wayfourth quantum number, Fourth Republic, fourth ventricle, fourth wall, Fourth World, four-way, four-wheel, four-wheel drive, four-wheeler, four-wheeling, Fouta Djallon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for four-wayIn a four-way race with very credible candidates, a runoff is almost guaranteed, but what matters is which candidates participate. Primary Color Battle Begins in Lone Star State|Ben Jacobs|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Anderson tells his tales with a great deal of surprisingly original material aided by his four-way narrative. T.E. Lawrence Rides Again in Scott Anderson’s New History|Melik Kaylan|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Post-dictatorship Egypt now finds itself at a four-way crossroads. Morsi-less: Are Egyptians Done with the Muslim Brothers?|Hussein Ibish|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Many liberals were rooting for a Tea Party triumph in the four-way Wisconsin Republican Senate primary last Tuesday night. Tammy Baldwin’s Bid to Become U.S. Senate’s First Out Lesbian|Michelle Goldberg|August 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Young told of a four-way call between the Youngs, Hunter, and the presidential candidate in early 2007. Cheri Young Tells the Edwards Jury of Her Ordeal|Diane Dimond|May 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST 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. Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John The easiest method of testing the Three- and Four-way circuits explained. Aviation Engines|Victor Wilfred Pag
British Dictionary definitions for four-way
adjective (usually prenominal)giving passage in four directions 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 |