four-corners

¹ American  

[fawr-kawr-nerz, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˈkɔr nərz, ˈfoʊr- /

Or four corners

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a place where roads cross at right angles; a crossroads.

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Four Corners ² American  

noun

1. a point in the SW U.S., at the intersection of 37° N latitude and 109° W longitude, where the boundaries of four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—meet: the only such point in the U.S.

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Example Sentences

It’s a strategy that’s similar to the four-corners offense in basketball before the shot clock or a football team taking a knee at the end to prevent their opponent from getting the ball back.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021

This channel type is rare worldwide but is common in the Colorado Plateau region which is a broad flat area near four-corners where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

Atkinson will not bring a set system with him to Brooklyn, no definitive triangle or four-corners offense.

From New York Times • May 16, 2016

Even the four-corners beyond Berea—unknown, remote, quite off the general travel—could hardly be more familiar with the preference of its oldest citizen.

From Hints to Pilgrims by Brooks, Charles Stephen

For myself, if I were to become a merchant, I would choose a shop at a four-corners in the country, and I would stock from shoe-laces to plows.

From Chimney-Pot Papers by Endell, Fritz August Gottfried