Definition of the word one-way

Pronunciation of vocabulary one-way

one-wayadjective

một chiều

/ˌwʌn ˈweɪ//ˌwʌn ˈweɪ/

Example of vocabulary one-waynamespace

meaning

moving or allowing movement in only one direction

  • one-way traffic
  • a one-way street
  • a one-way valve
meaning

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).
meaning

operating in only one direction

  • Theirs was a one-way relationship (= one person made all the effort).

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