4x4n.

Brit.

/ˈfɔː bʌɪ fɔː/, U.S.

/ˈfɔr baɪ ˌfɔr/

Forms: 1900s– 4×4, 1900s– 4 by 4, 1900s– four-by-four.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: four n., by prep.

Etymology: < 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.

1937 Automotive Industries 27 Feb. 312 (table) Make and model... Four-wheel-drive... A'car..4x4.

1946 Amer. Speech 21 245 In the Armored Force..the ¼-ton 4 by 4 is always a peep, the term ‘jeep’ being applied to the command and reconnaissance car.

1955 R. 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..¼-ton command 4 x 4 (jeep)..70.

1986 T. 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.

2001 Financial 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.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	4x4
释义	4x4n. Brit. /ˈfɔː bʌɪ fɔː/, U.S. /ˈfɔr baɪ ˌfɔr/ Forms: 1900s– 4×4, 1900s– 4 by 4, 1900s– four-by-four. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: four n., by prep. Etymology: < 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. Π 1937 Automotive Industries 27 Feb. 312 (table) Make and model... Four-wheel-drive... A'car..4x4. 1946 Amer. Speech 21 245 In the Armored Force..the ¼-ton 4 by 4 is always a peep, the term ‘jeep’ being applied to the command and reconnaissance car. 1955 R. 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..¼-ton command 4 x 4 (jeep)..70. 1986 T. 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. 2001 Financial 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. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1937
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