1
a
: allowing or affecting passage in any of four directions
b
: applicable to traffic from each of four directions
a four-way stop
2
: including four participants
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
Just 10 players are under par, with Sam Stevens, Tom Kim, Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele in a four-way tie for second at 3-under.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said drivers should treat intersections with nonfunctional traffic signals as a four-way stop.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
The county asked drivers to be alert to changing conditions and said that if a traffic signal is out, it should be treated like a four-way stop.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
Just 10 players are under par, with Sam Stevens, Tom Kim, Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele in a four-way tie for second at 3-under.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said drivers should treat intersections with nonfunctional traffic signals as a four-way stop.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
The county asked drivers to be alert to changing conditions and said that if a traffic signal is out, it should be treated like a four-way stop.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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