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4x4
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˌfɔː(ɹ)baɪˈfɔː(ɹ)/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-4x4.wav Southern England
en ɔː(ɹ) 3
Alternative forms
en 4X4 4×4 4 × 4
Etymology 1
en from lumber dimensions
From its dimensions (4 inches by 4 inches); the 'x' is a substitute for the multiplication symbol mul ×.
Noun
A piece of timber with a cross section of 4 inches square.
Related terms
en 2x4
Etymology 2
en from automotive configurations
From various combinations of having en four-wheel drive, having four wheels, and/or having a four-speed transmission.
Noun
en four-wheel vehicle with four-wheel drive en automotive A four-wheel vehicle with four-wheel drive.
en four-wheel-drive vehicle with a four-speed transmission en automotive A four-wheel-drive vehicle with a four-speed transmission.
en any vehicle with four-wheel drive en automotive by extension Any vehicle with four-wheel drive.
Synonyms
en 4by4, en 4 by 4, en 4-by-4, en four by four, en four-by-four
en 4WD
Derived terms
en 4x4x4 - (4x4 with 4-wheel steering)
Related terms
en 4x2 4-wheel vehicle with 2-wheel-drive(2WD)
Translations
Polish: pl 4x4 n
Spanish: es tracción en las cuatro ruedas f, es tracción de las cuatro ruedas siendo motrices f, es tracción a las cuatro ruedas f
See also
en 8x8
en 6x6
en reduplicated coordinated pairs
French
Alternative forms
fr 4X4 4×4
fr quatre-quatre
Etymology
Same as English Etymology 2
Pronunciation
quatre-quatre quate-quatre quate-quate
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-4x4.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-4x4.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-4x4.wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-4x4.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-4x4.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Noun
mf #
fr automotive en 4x4, 4WD
fr véhicule tout-terrain
fr 2018-11-23 w:Libération Dans les pays du Golfe, djellabas trempées et 4x4 noyés In the states of the Persian Gulf, soaked djellabas and drowned 4x4 Cinquante centimètres d’eau suffisent à entraîner même les plus gros 4x4, très nombreux dans ces pays, en principe pour rouler dans les sables du désert, mais en fait pour dominer sur l’asphalte. Fifty centimetres of water is enough to drag even the biggest 4x4, most common in these countries, normally designed to drive in the sand of the desert but actually used to dominate the asphalt.