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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About a third of the four-wheel drive businesses, they are cranked out by us. Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 The only entrance that’s open year-round to wheeled traffic is the North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana, that leads to Mammoth Hot Springs, but the park cautions that four-wheel drive along with snow tires or chains are required. Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025 According to Advertising Week, the 27-foot-long Wienermobile had its launch as a slightly smaller four-wheel frankfurter designed and constructed to appear in parades for promotion for the Oscar Mayer Meat Company. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025 To see them, book a tour with a local outfitter or rent a four-wheel drive vehicle. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 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 25 Mar. 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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