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Etymology
See separate entries for one and way. <br>
First attested in w:1906|1906 in reference to one-way tickets; w:1914|1914 in reference to one-way streets; w:1940|1940 in reference to one-way mirrors

Pronunciation
enPR|[wŭn�w��]

Adjective
en-adj|pos=one-way|-

1. allowing movement in only one direction

#: The town centre is now a system of one-way streets.

1. allowing travel in only one direction

#: I bought a one-way ticket to Leeds.

Antonyms
retour
round trip

See also
one-way mirror
one-way street
one-way ticket

Translations
trans-top|allowing movement in only one direction
Hungarian: t|hu|egyirányú
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|allowing travel in only one direction
Hungarian: t|hu|egyirányú
trans-mid
trans-bottom

checktrans-top
ttbc|Swedish: enkelriktad (1), enkel, enkel- (2) (one-way ticket = enkelbiljett)
checktrans-bottom

fr:one-way
vi:one-way
zh:one-way

• 2007-12-23 22:44 - Panda10 - /* Adjective */ added hu, trans tables, checktrans

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