4x4
noun
variants
or less commonly four-by-four
: a four-wheel automotive vehicle (such as a pickup) equipped with four-wheel drive
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Sig noted that older 4x4s and SUVs are selling at or above asking price on the auction site, underscoring this desire by U.S. drivers to get out and explore.
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Why Your Tire Pressure Matters Modern 4x4s have buttons that optimize systems like locking differentials and electronic traction control to optimize traction in different terrain.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
The Defender has mixed style and substance like few other 4x4s since its introduction back in 1948.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
On approach, the gravel parking lot is filled with stacks of camping gear and hulking 4x4s on massive, knobby tires; preposterously fluffy Icelandic sheep amble past A-frame cabins that dot the surrounding hills.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Why Your Tire Pressure Matters Modern 4x4s have buttons that optimize systems like locking differentials and electronic traction control to optimize traction in different terrain.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
The Defender has mixed style and substance like few other 4x4s since its introduction back in 1948.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
On approach, the gravel parking lot is filled with stacks of camping gear and hulking 4x4s on massive, knobby tires; preposterously fluffy Icelandic sheep amble past A-frame cabins that dot the surrounding hills.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023
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“4x4.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/4x4. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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4x4
noun
ˈfōr-bī-ˌfōr 
ˈfȯr-bī-ˌfȯr
variants
also four-by-four
: a four-wheel automotive vehicle with four-wheel drive
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