one-way
adjective/ˌwʌn ˈweɪ/
/ˌwʌn ˈweɪ/
[usually before noun]- moving or allowing movement in only one direction
- one-way traffic
- a one-way street
- a one-way valve
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- (especially North American English) (British English also single)a one-way ticket, etc. can be used for travelling to a place but not back again
- a one-way trip
- I took the car on a one-way trip to the wrecker's yard (= it did not come back because it was not worth fixing).
- operating in only one direction
- Theirs was a one-way relationship (= one person made all the effort).
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