four-ways

All directions meeting

Four-ways refers to a four-way stop—an intersection where traffic from all directions must stop before proceeding.

Drivers yield in order of arrival: I got to the four-ways first, so I went first.

The term is informal and regional, more common in American speech.

intersection

stop sign

Roadside traffic directive

yield · pavement · drivers · pedestrian · crossing · roadway · commute · urban · neighborhood · residential

combination

variation

Change from a norm

configuration · arrangement · possibility · selection · alternative · sampler · assortment · variety · mix · medley

flashers

hazard lights

Vehicle emergency warning signals

roadside · breakdown · disabled vehicle · caution · distress · visibility · tow truck · shoulder · stranded · battery

splitting

division

Splitting into parts

sectioning · cutting · slicing · sharing · distribution · quarters · halving · dividing · segments · parceling

Opposites
intersection type

four-waysT-junction

Perpendicular road meeting

three-way · T-intersection · dead end · two-way · cul-de-sac

directionality/complexity

four-waysdead end

Passage without outlet

one-way · no outlet · blind alley · single lane

junction geometry

four-waysT-junction

Perpendicular road meeting

three-way · T-intersection · Y-junction · Y-intersection · fork

Family

four, fours, fourth, fourths, fourthly, fourteen, fourteenth, forty, fortieth

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G