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four-way

adjective \ ˈfȯr-ˈwā \

Definition of four-way

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

First Known Use of four-way

1824

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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