TWO-WAY


Meaning of TWO-WAY in English

Function: adjective

Date: 1844

1 : being a cock or valve that will connect a pipe or channel with either of two others

2 : moving or allowing movement in either direction <a two-way bridge>

3 a : involving or allowing an exchange between two individuals or groups <there must be good two-way communication ― Jerrold Orne> especially : designed for both sending and receiving messages < two-way radio> b : involving mutual responsibility or reciprocal relationships <political alliance is a two-way thing ― T. H. White † 1986>

4 : involving two participants <a two-way race>

5 : usable in either of two manners <a two-way lamp>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.