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four-foot

four-foot is the alternative spelling of four foot.

four-foot is the alternative spelling of 4-foot.

Meaning of four foot

Noun

four foot (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) the space between the rails on a standard gauge railway line.
    • When placed in the four foot it should be so arranged that a loose carraige coupling shall not strike the box, as such a blow might possibly break it.1877, William Edward Langdon, The Application of Electricity to Railway Working, Page 230

Meaning of 4-foot

Noun

4-foot

  1. The 4-foot diameter circle in the house

Questions about four-foot

What is four-foot the alternative spelling of?
Four-foot is the alternative spelling of four foot.

Words near four-foot in the dictionary

  1. four-flusher
  2. four-flushers
  3. four-flushes
  4. four-flushing
  5. four-fold
  6. four-foot
  7. four-footed
  8. four-force
  9. four-four time
  10. Four-H Club
  11. Four-H Clubs

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