adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
1 moving or allowing movement in only one direction:
one-way traffic * a one-way street * a one-way valve
2 (especially AmE) = SINGLE(5):
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).
3 operating in only one direction:
Theirs was a one-way relationship (= one person made all the effort). * They observed the prisoners through a one-way mirror (= a mirror that allows a person standing behind it to see through it).
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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