4x4

Meaning

Noun

• A piece of timber with a cross section of 4 inches square.
• A four-wheel-drive vehicle with a four-speed transmission.
• A four-wheel vehicle with four-wheel drive.
• Any vehicle with four-wheel drive.

Related

Similar words

• 4by4, 4 by 4, 4-by-4, four by four, four-by-four
• 4WD

Origin

• From its dimensions (4 inches by 4 inches); the 'x' is a corruption of the multiplication symbol ×
• From four-wheel drive and four-speed