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/wˈənwˈeɪ/ Listen

adjective

one-way adj.

Legally permitting movement or travel in one direction only; of paths, especially roads; as, one-way streets.

(Transportation) Pertaining to or valid for transportation in one direction between two points; as, a one-way ticket; a one-way fare. Opposed to round-trip.

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Etymology of 'One-way'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"One-way" Quotes from Famous Books

... exists largely as a vehicle for the jeux d'esprit of the Brass Lids. It is a one-way affair, working only from the inside out, for if you have a trifle of repartee to impart to the Brazen Ones the apparatus is either indefinitely engaged, or Na poo (as the French say). If you are one of these bulldog lads and are determined to make the thing talk from the outside in, you ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 153, Aug 8, 1917 • Various

... The love of a pure, good woman and the one-way pocket—that's what makes the millionaires. Besides, look ...

— Young People's Pride • Stephen Vincent Benet