four-stroke

American  

[fawr-strohk, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌstroʊk, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

Machinery.

1. four-cycle.

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four-stroke British  

adjective

1. US and Canadian name: four-cycle.  relating to or designating an internal-combustion engine in which the piston makes four strokes for every explosion Compare two-stroke

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Etymology

Origin of four-stroke

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The Northern Irishman held a two-shot lead going into the final round, and said he had learnt lessons from his 2011 collapse, when he let a four-stroke advantage slip away.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

MIDLAND, Mich. — Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas shot a 6-under 64 in alternate-shot play Friday to take a four-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2022

She stumbled a bit with bogeys on the fifth and seventh holes, but she was still able to make the turn at even-par 35 and with a four-stroke cushion when Harigae also bogeyed the seventh.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2022

Munoz finished his round before two major winners from Dallas teed off in the afternoon in the same group, with a four-stroke lead over Mito Pereira and Peter Malnati among the earlier finishers.

From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022

The Hotel-Dieu dining room is big and somber and full of people talking about U-boats off Gibraltar and the inequities of currency exchange and four-stroke marine diesel engines.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr