four-wheeln.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːwiːl/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrˌ(h)wil/

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

Etymology: < four adj. + wheel n., as a shortening of e.g. four-wheel carriage (see four-wheel adj.). Compare earlier four-wheel adj. and also four-wheeler n.

A four-wheeled carriage.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > four-wheeled

four-wheel1848

1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich i. 48 In the fourwheel they drove to the place of the clansmen's meeting.

1859 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse vi. 119 I would go behind in the four-wheel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

four-wheeladj.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːwiːl/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrˌ(h)wil/

Forms: 1700s– four-wheel, 1900s– 4-wheel.

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

Etymology: < four adj. + wheel n. Compare earlier four-wheeled adj. and also two-wheel adj. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 1a.

1. Of a horse-drawn or motor vehicle: = four-wheeled adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [adjective] > with specific number of wheels

four-wheeled1622

four-wheel1744

birotate1880

1744 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Jan. xx. 131 Four-wheel Carriages..go easier, when the Weight..is laid on the hinder Wheels.

1777 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain I. iii. 16 I have sold my four-wheel post-chaise.

1820 J. S. Fry Ess. Constr. Wheel-carriages vi. 75 A four-wheel Coach, as at present constructed.

1902 P. N. Hasluck Automobile xviii. 441 The Decauville voiturette is the first of the four-wheel voiturettes to be described.

2. Of the braking or driving system of a motor vehicle: operating on all the four wheels.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [adjective] > operating on all four wheels

four-wheel1924

1924 Nation 29 Oct. 461 Vast multitudes are entirely content, entirely occupied with their four-wheel brakes and their radios.

1926 Encycl. Brit. I. 229 Another vehicle, of a different type, is the ‘4-wheel drive’ lorry, in which the wheels are driven independently.

1956 ‘N. Shute’ Beyond Black Stump ii. 60 A big four-wheel-drive truck.

1969 Times 12 May 16/2 A four-wheel drive forward control tractor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	four-wheel
释义	four-wheeln. Brit. /ˈfɔːwiːl/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌ(h)wil/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: four adj., wheel n.. Etymology: < four adj. + wheel n., as a shortening of e.g. four-wheel carriage (see four-wheel adj.). Compare earlier four-wheel adj. and also four-wheeler n. A four-wheeled carriage. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > four-wheeled four-wheel1848 1848 A. H. Clough Bothie of Toper-na-Fuosich i. 48 In the fourwheel they drove to the place of the clansmen's meeting. 1859 T. Hughes Scouring of White Horse vi. 119 I would go behind in the four-wheel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). four-wheeladj. Brit. /ˈfɔːwiːl/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌ(h)wil/ Forms: 1700s– four-wheel, 1900s– 4-wheel. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: four adj., wheel n. Etymology: < four adj. + wheel n. Compare earlier four-wheeled adj. and also two-wheel adj. at two adj., n., and adv. Compounds 1a. 1. Of a horse-drawn or motor vehicle: = four-wheeled adj. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > [adjective] > with specific number of wheels four-wheeled1622 four-wheel1744 birotate1880 1744 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman Jan. xx. 131 Four-wheel Carriages..go easier, when the Weight..is laid on the hinder Wheels. 1777 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain I. iii. 16 I have sold my four-wheel post-chaise. 1820 J. S. Fry Ess. Constr. Wheel-carriages vi. 75 A four-wheel Coach, as at present constructed. 1902 P. N. Hasluck Automobile xviii. 441 The Decauville voiturette is the first of the four-wheel voiturettes to be described. 2. Of the braking or driving system of a motor vehicle: operating on all the four wheels. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [adjective] > operating on all four wheels four-wheel1924 1924 Nation 29 Oct. 461 Vast multitudes are entirely content, entirely occupied with their four-wheel brakes and their radios. 1926 Encycl. Brit. I. 229 Another vehicle, of a different type, is the ‘4-wheel drive’ lorry, in which the wheels are driven independently. 1956 ‘N. Shute’ Beyond Black Stump ii. 60 A big four-wheel-drive truck. 1969 Times 12 May 16/2 A four-wheel drive forward control tractor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848adj.1744
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