four-way

adjective

relating to four different directions.

“a four-way stop”

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Meanings

adjectivefour-way (not comparable)
  1. attributivenot comparablerelating to four different directions.

    a four-way stop

nounfour-way (plural four-ways)

plural four-ways

  1. CincinnatiA serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti, cheese, and onions or sometimes beans.

Origin

The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain.

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APA

four-way. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-way

MLA

“four-way.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-way. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “four-way,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-way.

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