four-wheel

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˌ(h)wēl 

variants or four-wheeled

ˈfȯr-ˌ(h)wēld 

1

: having four wheels

2

: acting on or by means of four wheels of an automotive vehicle

four-wheel disc brakes

Examples of four-wheel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Interstate 80 remained closed from Nevada into California in the westbound direction, and chains were required on the freeway for all but four-wheel drives from just outside Placer County into Nevada, according to Caltrans. —Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

To shoot the video, the film crew had to fly by jet plane from Europe to Africa, travel around the plains of the Maasai Mara in four-wheel-drive Land Cruisers, and use sophisticated cameras made on the other side of the world to record the hunt and the Dorobos’ subsequent feast. —Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

Hemsworth makes his character’s unreadability mostly compelling, even if the role is about as complex as an automatic car running on four-wheel drive. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026

Even four-wheel or all-wheel drive vehicles still require a considerable distance to stop on slick roads. —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for four-wheel

• abele
• alkyl
• anneal
• appeal
• cartwheel
• conceal
• congeal
• coquille
• corneal
• cornmeal
• flywheel
• foveal

Kids Definition

four-wheel

adjective

ˌfōr-ˌhwēl, 

ˌfȯr-ˌwēl

variants or four-wheeled

ˈfōr-ˈhwē(ə)ld, 

ˈfȯr-, 

-ˈwē(ə)ld

1

: having four wheels

2

: acting on or by means of four wheels

a car with four-wheel drive