four-way

[ fawr-wey, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌweɪ, ˈfoʊr- /

providing access or passage in four directions: a four-way entrance.

applying to all four directions of traffic at an intersection: a four-way stop sign.

exerting influence or benefit in four different ways: a four-way blessing.

made up of four participants: a four-way discussion.

Origin of four-way

First recorded in 1815–25

In a four-way race with very credible candidates, a runoff is almost guaranteed, but what matters is which candidates participate.

Primary Color Battle Begins in Lone Star State |Ben Jacobs |March 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Anderson tells his tales with a great deal of surprisingly original material aided by his four-way narrative.

T.E. Lawrence Rides Again in Scott Anderson’s New History |Melik Kaylan |August 7, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Post-dictatorship Egypt now finds itself at a four-way crossroads.

Morsi-less: Are Egyptians Done with the Muslim Brothers? |Hussein Ibish |July 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Many liberals were rooting for a Tea Party triumph in the four-way Wisconsin Republican Senate primary last Tuesday night.

Tammy Baldwin’s Bid to Become U.S. Senate’s First Out Lesbian |Michelle Goldberg |August 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Mrs. Young told of a four-way call between the Youngs, Hunter, and the presidential candidate in early 2007.

Cheri Young Tells the Edwards Jury of Her Ordeal |Diane Dimond |May 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The conduits for telephone and telegraph service were four-way, and were located in the core-wall.

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 |James H. Brace and Francis Mason
The first pull of the chain turns on the gas through a four-way gas-cock, governed by a ratchet-wheel and pawl.

Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity |Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
The easiest method of testing the Three- and Four-way circuits explained.

Aviation Engines |Victor Wilfred Pag

four-way

giving passage in four directions

made up of four elements