4 × 4

or four-by-four

[ fawr bahy fawr, fohr bahy fohr, buh ]
/ ˈfɔr baɪ ˌfɔr, ˈfoʊr baɪ ˌfoʊr, bə /

noun

a four-wheeled automotive vehicle having four-wheel drive.
a piece of lumber approximately 4 inches thick by 4 inches wide.

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Example sentences from the Web for four-by-four

  • They lowered it with ropes, and when it settled onto the four-by-four studs at the bottom, they withdrew the ropes.

    John Grisham's First Short Story: Part Two |John Grisham |October 26, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

  • Then he tried the ceiling and found the opening—a wooden trap covering a four-by-four hole—covering it snugly.

    Deadly City |Paul W. Fairman

British Dictionary definitions for four-by-four

four-by-four

noun

a vehicle equipped with four-wheel drive