variants or less commonly four-by-four
: a four-wheel automotive vehicle (such as a pickup) equipped with four-wheel drive

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Why Your Tire Pressure Matters Modern 4x4s have buttons that optimize systems like locking differentials and electronic traction control to optimize traction in different terrain. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024 The Defender has mixed style and substance like few other 4x4s since its introduction back in 1948. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024 On approach, the gravel parking lot is filled with stacks of camping gear and hulking 4x4s on massive, knobby tires; preposterously fluffy Icelandic sheep amble past A-frame cabins that dot the surrounding hills. Josh Condon, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of 4x4 was in 1937

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“4x4.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/4x4. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

4x4

noun
ˈfōr-bī-ˌfōr How to pronounce 4x4 (audio)
ˈfȯr-bī-ˌfȯr
variants also four-by-four
: a four-wheel automotive vehicle with four-wheel drive
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