4 × 4

4 × 4 or four-by-four [fawr bahy fawr, fohr bahy fohr, buh] Examples noun

1. a four-wheeled automotive vehicle having four-wheel drive.
2. a piece of lumber approximately 4 inches thick by 4 inches wide.

Examples from the Web for four-by-four Contemporary Examples of four-by-four

They lowered it with ropes, and when it settled onto the four-by-four studs at the bottom, they withdrew the ropes.

John Grisham’s First Short Story: Part Two

John Grisham

October 26, 2009

Historical Examples of four-by-four

Then he tried the ceiling and found the opening—a wooden trap covering a four-by-four hole—covering it snugly.

Deadly City

Paul W. Fairman

British Dictionary definitions for four-by-four four-by-four noun

1. a vehicle equipped with four-wheel drive