TWO-WAY


Meaning of TWO-WAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.