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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The final weekend of April and the last weekend of 2025 before summer season gets underway sees a fascinating four-way race at the box office.
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Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Drivers are required to stop and yield the right-of-way to approaching vehicles at intersections with flashing red lights, similar to a four-way stop, according to state law.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
Catherine Park is in sole possession of fourth as the USC golfer is at two under, and there is a four-way tie for fifth at one under par between Kate Brody (Wisconsin), Drew Nienhaus (Penn State), Taylor Kehoe (Michigan State), and Hsin Tai Lin (Northwestern).
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Construction crews will replace four-way stop signs with stoplights and install accompanying sidewalks, crosswalks, walk signals and ramps.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
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Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Drivers are required to stop and yield the right-of-way to approaching vehicles at intersections with flashing red lights, similar to a four-way stop, according to state law.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025
Catherine Park is in sole possession of fourth as the USC golfer is at two under, and there is a four-way tie for fifth at one under par between Kate Brody (Wisconsin), Drew Nienhaus (Penn State), Taylor Kehoe (Michigan State), and Hsin Tai Lin (Northwestern).
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
Construction crews will replace four-way stop signs with stoplights and install accompanying sidewalks, crosswalks, walk signals and ramps.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Four-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-way. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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