four-corners

¹

or four cor·ners

[ fawr-kawr-nerz, fohr- ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

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

Four Corners

²

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.

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

She’s happy there, yet said she feels nostalgic for the small farm in Burt, a four-corners near Saginaw, where she grew up.

From Washington Times

That Four-Corners area is in severe drought, and it is surrounded by areas of moderate drought that cover much of Utah and Colorado, as well as northeastern Arizona and northern New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

As Donna F. Edwards suggested in her July 12 op-ed, “A four-corners plan for the Mueller hearing,” systematic questioning by staff counsel can bring focus, and there is precedent for such a procedure.

From Washington Post

Fans of college basketball remember how North Carolina’s Dean Smith changed the game in the ’70s and early ’80s with his four-corners offense .

From Washington Post