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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But this was also the district’s first four-way Democratic primary in decades, with only a difference of about 1,500 votes between Behn and fourth-place finisher Vincent Dixie. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Oct. 2025 The lightweight, sweat-wicking fabric keeps you dry, while four-way stretch moves with you effortlessly. Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 Advertisement This charged and fraught four-way character dynamic resembles what’s at the center of Vineland. Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025 The Trojans are in a four-way tie leading the nation in sacks with 16. Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 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 18 Oct. 2025.

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