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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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
This month, their penalty kill has improved, its 83.3% effectiveness placing the Ducks in a four-way tie for 11th in the NHL.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
The uniforms are made of a lighter, four-way stretch material that breathes better and is fluid repellant.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
At one point, a four-way telephone conversation happens.
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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
This month, their penalty kill has improved, its 83.3% effectiveness placing the Ducks in a four-way tie for 11th in the NHL.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
The uniforms are made of a lighter, four-way stretch material that breathes better and is fluid repellant.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
At one point, a four-way telephone conversation happens.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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