one-way

one-way (wnw)

adj.

1. Moving or permitting movement in one direction only: a one-way street.

2. Providing for travel in one direction only: a one-way ticket.

---

one-way

adj

1. moving or allowing travel in one direction only one-way traffic a one-way ticket

2. entailing no reciprocal obligation, action, etc. a one-way agreement

---

one-way - Came into English in 1906 in reference to travel tickets, in 1914 in reference to streets, and in 1940 in reference to windows, mirrors, etc.

See also related terms for streets.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

one-way - moving or permitting movement in one direction only; "one-way streets"; "a one-way ticket" unidirectional - operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only; "a unidirectional flow"; "a unidirectional antenna"; "a unidirectional approach to a problem"

Translations

one-way [ˈwʌnweɪ] ADJ

1. [street] → de dirección única, de sentido único(esp LAm); [ticket] → de ida, sencillo(Mex)
one-way journey → viaje m sin retorno
"one-way traffic" → dirección única, dirección obligatoria

2. (fig) [admiration etc] → no correspondido

one-way [ˈwʌnˌweɪ] adj (traffic, street) → a senso unico; (ticket) → di sola andata