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

Examples of four-way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What’s more, they’re made with a four-way stretch fabric that comfortably moves with you. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024 Heated front bucket seats, a 10-way adjustable driver’s seat, lumbar support and 2-position memory and passenger’s seat with four-way power adjustment are all standard. James Raia, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024 Lululemon’s Like a Cloud Longline Bra is our pick for a sleek matching top, complete with a strappy back and four-way stretch fabric that moves with you all day long. Kristin Canning, SELF, 15 Oct. 2024 This year, the company came back with an almost perfect nordic-ski mitt that kept our hands warm in temps in the high teens and above thanks to a shell made from four-way stretch softshell and Primaloft insulation that’s especially beefy in the back of the hand. Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for four-way 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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