variants or four-wheeled
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

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Gallagher – now retired – drove to the scene in his own four-wheel drive vehicle, testifying that his police cruiser would not have been able to make it through the snow that left O’Keefe buried. Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 May 2025 The safari vehicle pushes through the bushes on a barely visible four-wheel drive road, the vegetation shooting up over the top of the vehicle on either side. Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Since beach access from land requires a four-wheel drive (and a beach sticker), and the crossover is often closed this time of year to protect piping plovers, the Beach Ferry is a convenient solution. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 25 May 2025 The resulting Cheetah was, frankly, an ungainly machine, more like an oversized four-wheel ATV than a Ford Bronco or Mercedes G-Wagen. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for four-wheel

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of four-wheel was in 1740

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“Four-wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-wheel. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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
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