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four-way stop noun[ C ] USuk /ˌfɔː.weɪ ˈstɒp/ us /ˌfɔːr.weɪ ˈstɑːp/ a type of intersection(= a place where two roads join or cross each other) with a stop sign at all four sides, which has rules for which car crosses first: In some neighbourhoods, every intersection seems to have a four-way stop. Who has the right-of-way at a four-way stop? At the four-way stop a few yards from her house she turned south on Mill Street. The new roundabout has turned a four-way stop from a bottleneck to a free-flowing intersection. As she pulled up to the four-way stop, she kept a close eye on a young driver signalling to turn left in front of her. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases On the road: driving & operating road vehicles aquaplaning back someone up biting point boxed in branch off chauffeur gun handle lock pull pull someone up push start range anxiety reverse road rage run away with someone skid speeding steer ton |