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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These high-rise cuties look office-appropriate but feel more like leggings, thanks to four-way stretch and thermoregulating fabric that dries quickly and helps to wick away sweat throughout the day.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
The document also reportedly proposed a four-way channel to monitor ceasefire violations.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
On Thursday — three days after a 12-year-old boy was struck and killed while walking to school — a city spokesperson said a four-way stop would be installed at the intersection by next Thursday.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
One person is in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash at a four-way stop near Kansas City’s Winnetonka neighborhood.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
The document also reportedly proposed a four-way channel to monitor ceasefire violations.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
On Thursday — three days after a 12-year-old boy was struck and killed while walking to school — a city spokesperson said a four-way stop would be installed at the intersection by next Thursday.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
One person is in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash at a four-way stop near Kansas City’s Winnetonka neighborhood.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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