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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Many reviewers have praised the four-way stretch fabric for its wrinkle-free properties and comfortable feel. Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026 The casket was placed in the street in the middle of a four-way intersection, while a sea of troopers stood in formation nearby. Matt Schooley, CBS News, 13 May 2026 The crossover waistband is flattering without feeling restrictive and the lightweight, four-way stretch fabric moves with you through long travel days. Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 The four-way split of the evening draw created the unusual circumstance of the midday draw jackpot ticket being worth more than twice the day’s evening jackpot tickets. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026 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 20 May. 2026.

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