four-wheel
Americanadjective
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having four wheels.
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functioning on or driven by four wheels.
Etymology
Origin of four-wheel
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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Tucker’s other innovations included a padded dashboard for safety, four-wheel independent suspension and a cyclops-like center headlight that rotated with the steering wheel to improve visibility around corners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
This often made it scrappy and innovative, however, often pioneering technologies like better automatic transmissions, cruise control and four-wheel anti-lock brakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Our four-wheel drive vehicle struggled up the steep road the Cambodians have built to climb the cliff.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
We rented a four-wheel drive van and stayed in Mariposa.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024
Butler steered the protesting Vietnamese man to the rented four-wheel drive.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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