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4x4, n.
Brit. |ˈfɔː bʌɪ fɔː|, U.S. |ˈfɔ(ə)r baɪ ˌfɔ(ə)r|
Forms: 19– 4×4, 19– 4 by 4, 19– four-by-four
[‹ four n. + by prep. + four n. Usually written with numerical symbols and with by prep. represented by x.]
Four-wheel drive; (more usually) a vehicle with four-wheel drive. Cf. 4WD n.
1937Automotive Industries 27 Feb. 312 (table) Make and model... Four-wheel-drive... A'car..4x4. 1946Amer. Speech 21 245 In the Armored Force..the 1/4-ton 4 by 4 is always a peep, the term ‘jeep’ being applied to the command and reconnaissance car. 1955R. M. Leighton & R. W. Coakley Global Logistics & Strategy App. B. 728 (table) Deliveries of selected items of munitions to the Army... 1940 Jul–Dec... Trucks..1/4-ton command 4 x 4 (jeep)..70. 1986T. Clancy Red Storm Rising (1988) xxxviii. 667, I do see two four-by-fours parked in the middle of the street, like, but nobody around 'em. 2001Financial Times 27 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) p. xvii/4 In future big 4x4s will be perceived either as the real thing, such as a Land Rover, or a kind of high-rise limo, such as an X5. |