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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And like every piece in the Align Collection, this wardrobe workhorse is made of super soft fabric with four-way stretch. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025 If traffic lights are not operational, officials ask drivers to treat the intersection as a four-way stop. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 His backers circulated a poll that showed Cuomo tied with Mamdani in a four-way general-election race with incumbent Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa. Andrew Rice, Curbed, 28 June 2025 Democrats will select a new House Oversight Committee leader today in a competitive four-way race that has broken down along generational lines. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for four-way

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of four-way was in 1824

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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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